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aparejo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bond noun A certificate representing a loan to a government or company, which pays interest and repays the original amount later.
  • device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
  • gear noun Equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity.
  • hoist verb To raise or lift something up, often using ropes, pulleys, or machinery.
  • rig noun A large piece of equipment used for a specific task, especially for drilling or trucking.
  • rigging noun The ropes, chains, and cables that support a ship's masts and sails.
  • tackle verb To confront and deal with a difficult problem or task head-on.

Senses

aparejo is used for these senses in English:

  • block and tackle A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.
  • bond (construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
  • device Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
  • hoist Any member of certain classes of devices that hoist things.
  • rigging Dress; tackle; especially (nautical) , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.
  • tackle (fishing, uncountable) Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.

bond — full definition

  1. noun A certificate representing a loan to a government or company, which pays interest and repays the original amount later.
  2. noun An emotional connection or tie between people.
  3. noun A binding legal agreement, or a sum of money paid as a guarantee.
  4. verb To form a close connection with someone, or to join two things firmly together.

device — full definition

  1. noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
  2. noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
  3. noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.

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