air brake in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.brake [Am breɪk, Brit breɪk] N

II.brake [Am breɪk, Brit breɪk] VB intr

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III.brake [Am breɪk, Brit breɪk] VB trans

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1. air U:

air
aire m
open the window to let some air in
abre la ventana para que entre un poco de aire
I let the air out of his tires
le desinflé los neumáticos
let's go out to get some fresh air
salgamos a tomar el fresco
sea air
aire de mar
the air was thick with smoke
la atmósfera estaba cargada de humo
their shouts filled the air
se oían sus gritos por todas partes
all the birds of the air liter
todas las aves del cielo liter
to take to the air
alzar or levantar el vuelo
to rise into the air
subir
to go by air
ir en avión
to send sth by air
mandar or enviar algo por avión
a change of air
un cambio de aire(s)
the air was blue Brit inf he dropped the hammer on his toe and the air was blue
se le cayó el martillo en el pie y empezó a echar sapos y culebras inf
to be in the air (hinted at)
respirarse en el ambiente
to be in the air (uncertain, undecided)
estar en el aire
to be in the air (unprotected)
estar expuesto or al descubierto
there is something in the air
se respira algo en el ambiente
revolution was in the air
corrían vientos de revolución
spring is in the air
se respiran aires primaverales
to leave sth in the air
dejar algo en el aire or en suspenso
to be up in the air plans:
estar en el aire
to be up in the air person:
saltar de contento
to clear the air talk/argument:
aclarar las cosas
to clear the air lit storm:
despejar el ambiente
to go up in the air Brit
subirse por las paredes inf
to live on air
vivir del aire
to take the air dated
(salir a) tomar el fresco
to vanish or disappear into thin air
esfumarse
to vanish or disappear into thin air
desaparecer
you never see her name in the newspapers now, she's just disappeared into thin air
ya no sale más en los periódicos, es como si se la hubiera tragado la tierra
to walk or Brit also tread on air
estar or sentirse en las nubes
to walk or Brit also tread on air attr bubble/mass/chamber
de aire
to walk or Brit also tread on air temperature
del aire
to walk or Brit also tread on air route/attack
aéreo
to walk or Brit also tread on air pollution
de la atmósfera

II.air [Am ɛr, Brit ɛː] VB trans

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III.air [Am ɛr, Brit ɛː] VB intr

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air brake in the PONS Dictionary

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III.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB trans

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IV.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB intr

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The driver of the relief special had made several air brake applications on the way down without recharging brake reservoirs.
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On the carriages, the automatic brake is an air brake.
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Later versions were operated by bleeding a small amount of compressed air, via a small pipe, off the air brake system.
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The earliest known air brake was developed in 1931 and deployed on the wing support struts.
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It is a two-part aileron that can be deflected as a unit to provide roll control, or split open to act as an air brake.
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Railroads have strict government-approved air brake testing procedures for various circumstances when assembling trains or switching out cars en route.
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During flight tests it was discovered the air brake caused a speed loss of 2 m/s.
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The wheel brake is applied at the greatest air brake extension.
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It is used in air brake systems to remotely control the brakes at the rear of a heavy truck or semi-trailer in a tractor-trailer combination.
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These provided extra power in light winds, but acted as an effective air brake in strong winds.
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