prime mover in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for prime mover in the English»Spanish Dictionary

prime mover N

prime mover

promotor m / promotora f

Translations for prime mover in the English»Spanish Dictionary

mover [Am ˈmuvər, Brit ˈmuːvə] N

1. mover (in debate):

mover

ponente mf

2. mover (in dancing) inf:

he's/she's a clumsy mover

tiene muy poco garbo

the movers and shakers

la plana mayor

the movers and shakers

los que mueven los hilos inf

3. mover (of furniture, belongings):

a firm of movers

una compañía de mudanzas

the movers are here

ya han llegado los de la mudanza

I.prime¹ [Am praɪm, Brit prʌɪm] ADJ no comp

1. prime (major):

prime cause/factor/suspect

principal

safety is a/the prime consideration

la seguridad es uno de los principales factores/es el principal factor a tener en cuenta

to be of prime importance

ser de primordial or fundamental importancia

2. prime (first-rate):

prime example/opportunity/location

excelente

prime cut

de primera (calidad)

in prime condition

en óptimas condiciones

in prime condition

en excelente forma

in prime condition car/antique

en excelente estado

of prime quality

de primera calidad

what a prime idiot she is!

¡es una idiota de marca mayor!

3. prime MATH:

prime number

primo

II.prime¹ [Am praɪm, Brit prʌɪm] N

1. prime U (best time):

to be in one's prime or in the prime of life

estar en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad

he's past his prime

ya no es ningún jovencito

they were cut down in their prime

murieron en la flor de la vida

when Romanticism was in its prime

cuando el romanticismo estaba en su apogeo

this bread is past its prime hum

este pan está algo pasadito

2. prime REL:

prime, a. Prime no art

prima f

3. prime C MATH:

prime

número m primo

prime² VB trans

1. prime (prepare for painting):

prime wood/metal

aplicar una capa de imprimación a

prime wood/metal

aplicar una capa de base a

prime canvas

preparar

prime canvas

aprestar

2. prime pump/gun:

prime

cebar

3. prime (brief):

prime

preparar

she was well primed for the interview

iba muy bien preparada para la entrevista

he'd obviously been primed to say that

era obvio que le habían dicho que dijera eso

4. prime (with drink):

they were well primed

se habían tomado unas cuantas inf

prime mover in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prime mover in the English»Spanish Dictionary

prime mover N

prime mover

fuerza f motriz

prime mover person

promotor(a) m (f)

Translations for prime mover in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.prime [praɪm] ADJ

1. prime (main):

prime

principal

prime objective

prioritario, -a

of prime importance

de importancia primordial

2. prime (first-rate):

prime

excelente

of prime quality

de primera calidad

in prime condition

en perfecto estado

II.prime [praɪm] N no pl

prime

apogeo m elev

to be in one's prime, to be in the prime of life

estar en la flor de la vida

to be past one's prime

no ser ya ningún jovencito

to be cut off in one's prime

morir en la flor de la vida

III.prime [praɪm] VB trans

1. prime (undercoat):

prime surface

aplicar una capa de base sobre

prime canvas

aprestar

2. prime (prepare for exploding):

prime gun, pump, motor

cebar

3. prime (prepare):

to prime sb for doing sth

preparar a alguien para hacer algo

to be well primed for an interview

ir bien preparado para una entrevista

4. prime (brief):

prime

informar

5. prime (make drunk):

prime

emborrachar

to be well primed

estar contentillo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Torque from a prime mover or transmission, such as the drive shaft of a car, rotates this carrier.

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The locomotives had a prime mover that gives a power output of.

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Modern pumpjacks are powered by a prime mover.

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Large blocks of concrete are frequently used for this purpose, substituting for the weight of the now-absent prime mover.

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He was the prime mover in a group of lecturers and teachers, who were in 1946 considering the relationship between theatre and teaching.

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The public sector was seen as the prime mover of development.

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Both systems used gravity as the prime mover, but the action was very different.

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The prime mover has a displacement of 10.570 l, a stroke of 254 mm and a diameter of 230.2 mm.

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This revenge is the prime mover of the action and provokes the catastrophe in the story.

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In either case, the generator, traction motors and interconnecting apparatus are considered to be the power transmission system and not part of the prime mover.

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