columpio basculante in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for columpio basculante in the Spanish»English Dictionary

columpio basculante N m

columpio basculante

teeter-totter Am

columpio basculante

seesaw Brit

Translations for columpio basculante in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.columpiar VB trans

columpiar

to push (on a swing)

II.columpiarse VB vpr

columpiarse refl:

columpiarse

to swing

columpio N m

1. columpio GAMES:

columpio

swing

vamos a los columpios inf

let's go on the swings

2. columpio (sofá de jardín):

columpio

couch hammock

basculante ADJ

basculante → puente

See also puente, puente², puente¹

puente Info

puente

Puentes are very important in Spain and most of Latin America. Hacer puente means that when a working day falls between two public holidays, it too is taken as a holiday.

puente² N m puente

1. puente ENGINEER:

puente

bridge

sirvió de puente entre las autoridades y los secuestradores

he acted as intermediary between o as a go-between for the authorities and the kidnappers

tender puente o un puente

to build bridges

2.1. puente DENT:

puente

bridge

2.2. puente MUS:

puente

bridge

2.3. puente (de anteojos):

puente

bridge

3. puente ELEC:

puente

bridge circuit

puente

bridge

le tuve que hacer el o un puente MOTOR

I had to hot-wire it

4. puente (vacación):

puente

≈ long weekend (linked to a public holiday by an extra day's holiday in between)

el martes es fiesta, así que seguramente haremos puente

Tuesday's a public holiday so we'll probably get Monday off as well

puente de mayo (junio, etc)

the May (June, etc) long weekend

5. puente NAUT:

puente, tb. puente de mando

bridge

puente¹ ADJ invariable

puente → crédito

columpio basculante in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for columpio basculante in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.columpiar [ko·lum·ˈpjar] VB trans

1. columpiar (balancear):

columpiar

to swing (to and fro)

2. columpiar (mecer):

columpiar

to push on a swing

II.columpiar [ko·lum·ˈpjar] VB refl

columpiar columpiarse:

columpiar

to swing

columpio [ko·ˈlum·pjo] N m

1. columpio (para niños):

columpio

swing

2. columpio LatAm (mecedora):

columpio

rocking chair