jet propulsion in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for jet propulsion in the English»Spanish Dictionary

jet propulsion N U

jet propulsion

propulsión f a chorro

Translations for jet propulsion in the English»Spanish Dictionary

jet propulsion

propulsión a chorro

Translations for jet propulsion in the Spanish»English Dictionary

propulsión a chorro o a reacción

jet propulsion

retropropulsión

jet propulsion

Translations for jet propulsion in the English»Spanish Dictionary

propulsion [Am prəˈpəlʃən, Brit prəˈpʌlʃ(ə)n] N U

propulsion

propulsión f

jet propulsion

propulsión a chorro

I.jet¹ [Am dʒɛt, Brit dʒɛt] N

1.1. jet AVIAT (engine):

jet

motor m a reacción

jet

reactor m

jet attr airliner

con motor a reacción

jet attr airliner

a chorro dated

jet engine

motor m a reacción

jet engine

reactor m

jet fighter

caza m (con motor a reacción)

1.2. jet AVIAT (plane):

jet

avión m (con motor a reacción)

jet

avión m a chorro dated

2.1. jet (of water, air, gas):

jet

chorro m

2.2. jet (nozzle):

jet

surtidor m

II.jet¹ <pres part jetting; pt, pp jetted> [Am dʒɛt, Brit dʒɛt] VB intr

1. jet (fly):

jet inf

volar

she's always jetting off to conferences

se pasa la vida viajando en avión para asistir a congresos

2. jet (spurt):

jet

salir disparado

jet² [Am dʒɛt, Brit dʒɛt] N U

jet MIN

azabache m

jet (color)

azabache m

jet propulsion in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jet propulsion in the English»Spanish Dictionary

jet propulsion N no pl

jet propulsion

propulsión m a chorro

Translations for jet propulsion in the Spanish»English Dictionary

propulsión por reacción

jet propulsion

retropropulsión

jet propulsion

Translations for jet propulsion in the English»Spanish Dictionary

propulsion [prəˈpʌlʃən] N no pl

propulsion

propulsión f

I.jet¹ [dʒet] -tt- N

1. jet (aircraft):

jet

avión m a reacción

jet

jet m

2. jet (stream):

jet

chorro m

3. jet (nozzle):

jet

surtidor m

II.jet¹ [dʒet] -tt- VB intr

jet

volar

to jet off

viajar en avión

jet² [dʒet] N no pl (stone)

jet

azabache m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Whereas the young propel themselves primarily by jet propulsion, mature adults find flapping their fins to be the most efficient means.

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A number of animals, including cephalopods, sea hares, arthropods, and fish have convergently evolved jet propulsion mechanisms.

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Sea hares (gastropod molluscs) employ a similar means of jet propulsion, but without the sophisticated neurological machinery of cephalopods they navigate somewhat more clumsily.

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They are solitary, have the two siphons at opposite ends of their barrel-shaped bodies, and swim by jet propulsion.

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Instead, the squid has a siphon, a muscle which takes in water from one side, and pushes it out the other side: jet propulsion.

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Rhomboid fins comprise two-thirds of the mantle length, though locomotion is via jet propulsion.

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It features a top speed of on both land and water, a proprietary marine jet propulsion system, and wheel retraction.

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Also in 1994, the company first used its jet propulsion technology.

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Some teleost fish have also developed jet propulsion, passing water through the gills to supplement fin-driven motion.

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Pulse jet engines are a lightweight form of jet propulsion, but usually have a poor compression ratio, and hence give a low specific impulse.

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