- tornillo
- m.1 screw.2 screw bean.* * *tornillo► nombre masculino1 screw, bolt\FRASEOLOGÍAapretarle los tornillos a alguien familiar to put the screws on somebodyfaltar un tornillo familiar to have a screw loosetornillo de banco vice (US vise), clamptornillo de orejas thumbscrew* * *noun m.bolt, screw* * *SM1) [en punta] screw; [para tuerca] bolt
tornillo de banco — vice, vise (EEUU), clamp
tornillo sin fin — worm gear
2) Cono Sur * (=frío) bitter cold* * *masculino (Tec) screwapretarle los tornillos a alguien — (fam) to put the screws on somebody (colloq)
te/le falta un tornillo — you have/he has a screw loose (colloq)
tener un tornillo flojo or suelto — (fam) to have a screw loose (colloq)
* * *= screw, bolt.Ex. The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.Ex. Conjunctive phrase headings may comprise two or more nouns, noun phrases or both, with or without modifiers connected by 'and' or ending with 'etc', for example, bolts and nuts.----* prensa de tornillo = screw press.* sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.* tornillo de banco = vice [vise, -USA], clamp.* tornillo de carpintero = vice [vise, -USA], clamp.* tornillo de hierro = metal screw.* tornillo de la rueda = lug nut.* tornillo de madera = wooden screw.* tornillo para madera = wood screw.* * *masculino (Tec) screwapretarle los tornillos a alguien — (fam) to put the screws on somebody (colloq)
te/le falta un tornillo — you have/he has a screw loose (colloq)
tener un tornillo flojo or suelto — (fam) to have a screw loose (colloq)
* * *= screw, bolt.Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.
Ex: Conjunctive phrase headings may comprise two or more nouns, noun phrases or both, with or without modifiers connected by 'and' or ending with 'etc', for example, bolts and nuts.* prensa de tornillo = screw press.* sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.* tornillo de banco = vice [vise, -USA], clamp.* tornillo de carpintero = vice [vise, -USA], clamp.* tornillo de hierro = metal screw.* tornillo de la rueda = lug nut.* tornillo de madera = wooden screw.* tornillo para madera = wood screw.* * *tornillomasculineA (Tec) screwapretarle los tornillos a algn (fam); to put the pressure o (colloq) the screws on sbte/le falta or falla un tornillo you have/he has a screw loose (colloq)tener un tornillo flojo or suelto (fam); to have a screw loose (colloq)Compuestos:● tornillo de ajusteadjusting screw● tornillo de bancovise (AmE), vice (BrE)● tornillo sin finworm gearB (Ur) (pendiente) studC(RPl fam) (frío): hacía un tornillo it was freezing cold* * *
tornillo sustantivo masculino (Tec) screw;◊ te/le falta un tornillo you have/he has a screw loose (colloq)
tornillo sustantivo masculino screw
♦ Locuciones: familiar apretarle los tornillos a alguien, to put the screws on sb
familiar faltar un tornillo, to have a screw loose
'tornillo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- floja
- flojo
- hembra
- rosca
- soltarse
- aflojar
- agarrar
- enroscar
- ranura
- soltar
- suelto
- taco
English:
bolt
- groove
- loose
- marble
- screw
- screw up
- clamp
- vise
* * *tornillo nm1. [con punta] screw;[con tuerca] bolt;Compapretar los tornillos a alguien to put the screws on sb;CompFamle falta un tornillo he has a screw looseComptornillo de banco vice2. Fam [beso] French kiss* * *tornillom screw; con tuerca bolt;le falta un tornillo fam he’s got a screw loose fam ;apretarle a alguien los tornillos fam put the screws on s.o. fam* * *tornillo nm1) : screw2)tornillo de banco : vise* * *tornillo n1. (en general) screw2. (perno) boltfaltarle un tornillo a alguien to have a screw loose
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.