crumple zone in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for crumple zone in the English»Spanish Dictionary

crumple zone N

crumple zone

zona f de absorción de impacto

Translations for crumple zone in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.zone [Am zoʊn, Brit zəʊn] N

1. zone (area):

zone

zona f

torrid/temperate zone

zona tórrida/templada

nuclear-free zone

zona desnuclearizada

2. zone Am:

zone

distrito m

II.zone [Am zoʊn, Brit zəʊn] VB trans Am

1. zone (divide up):

zone area/town

dividir en zonas

zone area/town

dividir en sectores

zone area/town

zonificar

2. zone (designate):

zone

declarar

it is zoned as a green area

ha sido declarada zona verde

I.crumple [Am ˈkrəmpəl, Brit ˈkrʌmp(ə)l] VB trans

crumple paper/clothes

arrugar

crumple metal

abollar

she crumpled the sheet of paper into a ball

hizo una bola estrujando la hoja de papel

to crumple sth up

arrugar algo

II.crumple [Am ˈkrəmpəl, Brit ˈkrʌmp(ə)l] VB intr

1. crumple (become creased):

crumple fabric/shirt:

arrugarse

2. crumple (collapse):

crumple metal/fuselage:

abollarse

crumple zone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crumple zone in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.zone [zəʊn, Am zoʊn] N

zone

zona f

nuclear-free zone

zona desnuclearizada

time zone

zona f horaria

frigid/temperate/torrid zone METEO

zona glacial/templada/tórrida

II.zone [zəʊn, Am zoʊn] VB trans

1. zone (divide):

zone

dividir en zonas

2. zone ADMIN, LAW (designate):

to zone an area for residential use

declarar un lugar zona residencial

I.crumple [ˈkrʌmpl] VB trans

crumple clothes, paper

arrugar

crumple metal

abollar

to crumple a piece of paper into a ball

hacer una pelota con un papel

II.crumple [ˈkrʌmpl] VB intr

1. crumple (become dented):

crumple mudguard

abollarse

2. crumple (become wrinkled):

crumple fabric, face

arrugarse

3. crumple (collapse):

crumple

desplomarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The body and frame are designed with crush/crumple zones and roll-over protection, and the tandem seating means large side crush zones.

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The crash structure was also improved, featuring side impact bars, improved crumple zones and later on, airbags.

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With no engine up front, it has a huge crumple zone and the highest safety ratings of any car on the road.

www.afr.com

This meant that the car had front and rear crumple zones, side impact protection, a protected fuel tank and bolt-on front wings.

en.wikipedia.org

The impact is meant to be absorbed by a crushable structure in the lander's belly - similar to a car's crumple zone.

gadgets.ndtv.com

All the carriages remained structurally intact, with damage mainly confined to the crumple zones at their ends.

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In essence, the tube would act as a crumple zone to absorb the energy -- and hopefully, save some lives.

cyclingtips.com

In that case passengers sitting at the rear of a hatchback are using their spines as a crumple zone...

www.caradvice.com.au

This is fundamentally a force over distance problem -- the longer the crumple zone, the more time there is to slow down occupants at g loads that do not cause injuries.

bgr.com

As a part of the vehicle's tridion cell and crash management system, the front crumple zone is maximized by the rear-mounted engine location.

en.wikipedia.org