engine room in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for engine room in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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engine [Am ˈɛndʒən, Brit ˈɛndʒɪn] N

I.room [Am rum, rʊm, Brit ruːm, rʊm] N

1. room C:

room (in house, building)
habitación f
room (in house, building)
pieza f esp LatAm
room (bedroom)
habitación f
room (bedroom)
dormitorio m
room (bedroom)
cuarto m
room (bedroom)
pieza f esp LatAm
room (bedroom)
recámara f esp Mex
a two-/four-room house
una casa de dos/de cuatro habitaciones
a two-/four-room house
una casa de dos/de cuatro ambientes CSur
we'll hire a room for the meeting/reception
alquilaremos una sala para la reunión/recepción
single/double room
habitación individual/doble
the smallest room (in the house) euph, hum
el (cuarto de) baño
rooms to hire or for rent or Brit also to let
se alquilan habitaciones
room and board
pensión f completa

2. room U (space):

room
espacio m
room
lugar m
room
sitio m
there's room for one more
cabe uno más
there's room for one more
hay espacio or sitio or lugar para uno más
there's no room for anything else
no cabe nada más
there's no room for anything else
no hay sitio or lugar or espacio para nada más
they made room for me
me hicieron sitio
this table takes up too much room
esta mesa ocupa demasiado espacio or lugar
there's still room for improvement
todavía se puede mejorar
she's improved a lot — there was room!
ha mejorado mucho — ¡y buena falta le hacía!
there is no room for delay/error
uno no puede atrasarse/equivocarse
there is no room for delay/error
no hay ningún margen para retrasos/errores
I need room to breathe
necesito mi espacio vital

II.room [Am rum, rʊm, Brit ruːm, rʊm] VB intr

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See also cat2, cat1

cat → catalog or catalogue

1.1. cat (domestic animal):

cat
gato m / gata f
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? inf
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? Spain
he thinks he's the cat's whiskers or pajamas
se cree el súmmum
look what the cat's brought or dragged in! inf
¡hombre, mira quién viene por aquí!
you look like something the cat dragged in
¡parece que vinieras de la guerra!
not to have a cat in hell's chance Brit inf
no tener la más mínima posibilidad
there's not enough or no room to swing a cat inf
no cabe ni un alfiler inf
to be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof
estar sobre ascuas
to fight like cat and dog
andar como (el) perro y (el) gato
those two are like cat and dog
esos dos se llevan or están siempre como el perro y el gato
to grin like a Cheshire cat
sonreír de oreja a oreja
to let the cat out of the bag
descubrir el pastel
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la liebre
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la perdiz RioPl
to play cat and mouse (with sb)
jugar al gato y al ratón (con alguien)
to rain cats and dogs
llover a cántaros or a mares
to see which way the cat jumps
ver por dónde van los tiros
to set or put the cat among the pigeons
levantar un revuelo
when the cat's away the mice will play
cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones
a cat may look at a king
los ojos son para mirar
a cat may look at a king
con mirar no se desgasta

3. cat inf → caterpillar

engine room in the PONS Dictionary

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The passenger accommodation was located at the main deck, while the cargo holds were situated afore and abaft of the engine room.
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The engine room layout was made more compact, despite vulnerability to complete engine failure by a single well-placed hit.
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The combined boiler room/engine room was a break with tradition.
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Water began to enter the stokehold and engine room, whilst the stern began to fill, leading to the ship beginning to founder.
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During two summers, he shipped out as a wiper in the engine room of a cargo ship.
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However, as the wheelhouse had been destroyed, the helmsman was stationed in the aft engine room and the commands were shouted through the skylight.
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Most ocean-going vessels now operate an unmanned engine room system allowing engineers to work days only.
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Her nuclear reactor and propulsion plant were removed and replaced by a conventional diesel engine room.
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The 688-class engine room also contains the steam turbines that generate electricity and drive the propeller shaft.
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We had casualties in the control room, the engine room, the bridge, the wardroom, cabins, and the toilets and showers.
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