Tap in spanish
pronunciation: gɹ̩ifoʊ part of speech: noun, verb
tap1 = toque suave.
Example: Frequently-used codes are mnemonic, so he seldom consults his code book; but when he does, a single tap of a key projects it for his use.more:
» dolally tap = loco, estúpido.
Example: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.» get + tap on the shoulder = recibir elogio.
Example: But we certainly have to establish some fair criteria to determine who gets the tap on the shoulder.» tap on the shoulder = palmaditas en la espalda, reconocimiento, felicitación.
Example: 'But we certainly have to establish some fair criteria to determine who gets the tap on the shoulder,' reflected Bough = "Pero ciertamente tenemos que establecer algunos criterios justos para determinar quién recibe las palmaditas en la espalda", dijo Bough.» wiretap [wire-tap] = escucha telefónica, intervención electrónica.
Example: They have recommended that Congress revise 'wiretap' laws to strengthen protective provisions.tap2 = grifo, llave, llave de paso.
Example: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.more:
» beer tap = grifo de la cerveza.
Example: In an ideal world, the beer cellar should be situated directly below the bar - thus ensuring the shortest possible distance between the barrels of beer and the beer taps on the bar.» cold water tap = llave del agua fría, grifo del agua fría.
Example: The hot water tap works fine, but the cold water tap had a day or two of less water coming out and now it is just a dribble.» hot water tap = llave del agua caliente, grifo del agua caliente.
Example: The hot water tap works fine, but the cold water tap had a day or two of less water coming out and now it is just a dribble.» on tap = listo para usarse.
Example: The information on tap covers a wide range of socio-economic, scientific and technical topics.» tap water = agua del grifo. [Faucet es el término usado en inglés americano, equivalente del británico tap]
Example: After disinfection the object should be thoroughly washed with tap and distilled water.» water from the tap = agua del grifo. [Tap es el término usado en inglés británico, equivalente del americano faucet]
Example: If you are prone to kidney stones, then you should stop drinking water from the tap right away.tap3 = golpear ligeramente.
Example: He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk.more:
» steering wheel tap = golpear el volante ligeramente.
Example: Every now and then, we all break into air-drumming or steering wheel tapping when we hear that epic song we love.» tap + fingers = golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie. [Generalmente en señal de impaciencia]
Example: Some reference librarians tapp their finger(s) on the counter when a request is made and twitch their mouth upon movement to fulfil the request.» tap + key = pulsar una tecla.
Example: Tapping a few keys projects the head of the trail.» tap out = escribir, teclear.
Example: When the user is building a trail, he names it, inserts the name in his code book, and taps it out on his keyboard.tap4 = explotar, utilizar, usar eficazmente, poner en juego.
Example: It must be pointed out, however, that the potential for online catalogs to increase library staff productivity has hardly been tapped.more:
» tap into = aprovecharse de, hacer uso de, beneficiarse de, explotar.
Example: It is clear that a powerful and mysterious force is pushing seniors toward greater volunteer involvement, and nonprofit groups should tap into this particularly civic age group before the Indian summer of volunteering reaches its end.» tap into + resources = hacer uso de recursos, utilizar recursos.
Example: MANTIS taps into unique information resources that are not typically indexed by other databases.» tap out = rendirse, tocar fondo, descansar.
Example: This morning I cleaned the kitchen and I got it super clean but then had to tap out for the rest of the day because I overdid it.» tapping = explotación, utilización.
Example: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.» tap + Posesivo + phone = intervenir el teléfono.
Example: Around the time of her death, Murphy was afraid to be in her own house because she was under surveillance by government operatives who tapped her phone.» tap + resources = utilizar recursos, aprovecharse de recursos.
Example: Scholars have only begun to tap multimedia resources.» untapped = sin explotar, virgen, por explotar.
Example: Archivists who do have such material in their charge are the keepers of a largely untapped source of historical material which offers a different and balancing perspective on history.» wiretap [wire-tap] = intervenir, controlar, pinchar.
Example: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.TAP (Text Array Processor)5 = Procesador de Matrices de Texto (TAP).
Example: The GESCAN system is designed to be used with a VAX/VMS computer system with the addition of a special purpose processor called a Text Array Processor (TAP).TAP (Textbooks for Africa)6 = Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP).
Example: This article describes a new project entitled Textbooks for Africa (TAP) launched by the Ranfurly Library Service with the support of the British Council (BC) and the Overseas Development Administration.