gear in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.gear [Am ɡɪr, Brit ɡɪə] N

1. gear:

gear MECH
engranaje m
gear MOTOR
marcha f
gear MOTOR
velocidad f
gear MOTOR
cambio m
to engage first/second gear
poner or meter (la) primera/segunda
to shift or Brit change gear
cambiar de marcha
to shift or Brit change gear
cambiar de velocidad
to shift or Brit change gear
hacer un cambio
production must move into a higher gear to meet demand
habrá que acelerar la producción para poder satisfacer la demanda
it's in gear/out of gear
está engranado/en punto muerto
it jumped out of gear
saltó la marcha or el cambio
our schedule was thrown out of gear when she left
se nos desbarató el plan de trabajo cuando ella se fue
attr gear cable
cable m del cambio (de marchas)

II.gear [Am ɡɪr, Brit ɡɪə] VB trans

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spur gear → spur wheel

See also spur wheel

gear lever → gearshift

See also gearshift

gearshift [Am ˈɡɪrˌʃɪft, Brit ˈɡɪəʃɪft] N Am

I.gear up VB [Am ɡɪr -, Brit ɡɪə -] (v + adv) (prepare)

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II.gear up VB [Am ɡɪr -, Brit ɡɪə -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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2. gear change → gearshift

See also gearshift

gearshift [Am ˈɡɪrˌʃɪft, Brit ˈɡɪəʃɪft] N Am

gear stick → gearshift

See also gearshift

gearshift [Am ˈɡɪrˌʃɪft, Brit ˈɡɪəʃɪft] N Am

gear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gear in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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gear lever N Brit, Aus, gearshift [ˈgɪəʃɪft, Am ˈgɪr-] N Am

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gear Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to change gear(s)
cambiar de marcha
get your arse in gear!
¡espabílate!
in bottom gear
en primera
gear stick
palanca de cambio
gear stick
palanca de velocidades Mex
forward gear AUTO
marcha f adelante
to shift into a lower gear Am
reducir

gear Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for gear in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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Each gear wheel is driven by an individual traction motor, which is located above the gear wheel in the locomotive body.
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The plot kicked into gear when the guys found out a rival airline was siphoning oil from a nature preserve.
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Instead of a manual gear lever, the driver is provided with (usually) a pair of flipper paddles on the steering wheel, rally cars often utilize just a double-acting single paddle.
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This type of misalignment is caused by runout of the gear.
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In this state the sail is said to be in its gear, that is ready for setting or stowing.
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The drive method may be as simple as a gear motor that rotates at a very slow average rate of one revolution per day (15 degrees per hour).
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The landing gear is of a bicycle design, with a main wheel and a nose wheel, plus wing tip skids.
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The aircraft has a tricycle landing gear and two engines, one mainly for vertical take-off, and another for level flight.
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Unlike other simulations of its time, landing on the nose-wheel would result in a crash due to gear collapse as in real life.
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These serve as a meeting ground for leading-edge artists, labels and music gear manufacturers.
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