plumb line in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.plumb1 [Am pləm, Brit plʌm] VB trans

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II.plumb1 [Am pləm, Brit plʌm] N

III.plumb1 [Am pləm, Brit plʌm] ADV inf

IV.plumb1 [Am pləm, Brit plʌm] ADJ pred

plumb2 [Am pləm, Brit plʌm] VB trans

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I.line1 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] N

1.1. line C (mark, trace):

line
línea f
line
raya f
line MATH
recta f
can you walk a straight line?
¿puedes caminar en línea recta?
to draw a line
trazar una línea
to put or draw a line through sth
tachar algo
to sign on the dotted line
firmar en la línea punteada or de puntos
to be on the line inf
estar en peligro
to be on the line inf
peligrar
to lay it on the line inf
no andarse con rodeos
I'm going to lay it on the line with you …
no me voy a andar con rodeos …
I'm going to lay it on the line with you …
te lo voy a decir claramente …
to lay or put sth on the line inf
jugarse algo
I laid my life on the line for you!
¡me jugué la vida por ti!

6.1. line C:

line (row)
fila f
line (row)
hilera f
line (queue) Am
cola f
a line of cars
una fila or hilera de coches
police stood in a line blocking the street
un cordón de policías bloqueó la calle
they formed a or fell into line behind their teacher
se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor
the soldiers fell into line
los soldados se alinearon
to wait in line Am
hacer cola
to get in line Am
ponerse en la cola
to cut in line Am
colarse inf
to cut in line Am
brincarse or saltarse la cola Mex inf
all/somewhere along the line she's had bad luck all along the line
ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio
we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line
debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento
down the line these changes will affect everyone (right) down the line
estos cambios afectarán a todos, del primero al último
in line with sth, wages haven't risen in line with inflation
los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación
the new measures are in line with government policy
las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno
in line with other manufacturers, we have …
como otros fabricantes or al igual que otros fabricantes, hemos …
out of line that remark was out of line
ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar
their ideas were out of line with mine
sus ideas no coincidían con las mías
to step out of line
mostrar disconformidad
to step out of line
desobedecer
to bring sb/sth into line he needs to be brought into line
hay que llamarlo al orden
to bring sb/sth into line he needs to be brought into line
hay que meterlo en vereda inf
the province was brought into line with the rest of the country
la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país
to fall in/into line they had to fall in line with company policy
tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía
that's their policy and they expect us to fall into line
esa es su política y esperan que la acatemos or que actuemos conforme a ella
to keep sb in line
tener a alguien a raya

9.1. line C:

line (of text)
línea f
line (of text)
renglón m
line (of poem)
verso m
the best line in the movie
la mejor frase de la película
new line (when dictating)
punto y aparte
to give sb a line on sth inf
darle una pista de algo a alguien
to read between the lines
leer entre líneas
to shoot a line Brit sl
presumir
to shoot a line Brit sl
darse bombo
to shoot a line Brit sl
hociconear Mex inf
to shoot a line Brit sl
mandarse la(s) parte(s) CSur inf
to spin or feed or give sb a line
soltarle or contarle una bola or un rollo a alguien inf
don't give me that line!
¡no me vengas con historias or cuentos! inf

II.line1 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] VB trans

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See also resistance, online2, online1

resistance [Am rəˈzɪstəns, Brit rɪˈzɪst(ə)ns] N

online1 [Am ɑnˈlaɪn, Brit ɒnˈlʌɪn] ADJ

line2 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] VB trans

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plumb line in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plumb line in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.plumb [plʌm] VB trans a. fig

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II.line2 [laɪn] -ning VB trans

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It was furnished with a plumb line and a double chord for making angular measurements and bore a perforated pointer.
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The astrologer's instruments ("horologium" and "palm") are a plumb line and sighting instrument.
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To keep the shafts to the correct alignment, plumb lines were used.
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It even gave instructions on how to obtain measurements using the plumb line.
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A plumb line dropped from the tower revealed that the concrete block had settled during the storm, giving the lighthouse a pronounced shoreward list.
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Each cross piece had a plumb line hanging vertically at each end.
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It involved the use of a bar with a plumb line, attached to a wooden handle.
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This meant consciously not using plumb lines to measure walls or pillars, and encouraging his builders to work without referring constantly to drawings.
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And are the shoulders-hips-heels naturally aligned in the plumb line without help?
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As the building proceeded upwards the plumb line would also be taken higher, still centered on the datum.
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