banjo

banjo, banyo

Instrumento de cuerdas con mástil largo y cuerpo redondo cubierto por una piel tensada.

En inglés sencillo: A musical instrument with strings, a long neck, and a round body covered with a tight skin.

• She plays the banjo.
• He bought a five-string banjo for the folk band.
• The tune sounds cheerful on banjos and fiddles.

Expresiones frecuentes: play the banjo, five-string banjo, banjo player

banjo

Instrumento de cuerdas con piel tensada sobre el cuerpo, parecido al conocido banjo redondo estadounidense.

En inglés sencillo: A string instrument with a tight skin over its body, similar to the familiar round American instrument.

• The musician played a Tuvan banjo.
• This traditional banjo has a wooden body covered with skin.
• Several kinds of banjo appeared in the instrument display.

Expresiones frecuentes: Tuvan banjo, traditional banjo, skin-covered banjo

pala redonda, sartén

Herramienta o utensilio con una parte redonda y un mango largo, como una pala o sartén.

En inglés sencillo: A tool, especially a pan or shovel, with a round part and a long handle.

• He dug with a banjo shovel.
• The cook called his round frying pan a banjo.
• Two banjos with long handles stood beside the soil pile.

Expresiones frecuentes: banjo shovel, old banjo, long-handled banjo

calle sin salida

Calle sin salida con una zona circular al final para que los vehículos den la vuelta.

En inglés sencillo: A street with no way through and a round area at the end for turning vehicles.

• The houses surround a banjo.
• Our street ends in a banjo where cars can turn.
• The estate plan shows three banjos linked to the main road.

Sinónimos: cul-de-sac

Expresiones frecuentes: banjo layout, banjo road, banjo turning area

tocar el banjo

Tocar el banjo, un instrumento de cuerdas con cuerpo redondo y mástil largo.

En inglés sencillo: To play a round-bodied string instrument with a long neck.

• He banjoed by the fire.
• She likes to banjo while her friends sing.
• They banjoed their way through several folk songs.

Sinónimos: play the banjo

Expresiones frecuentes: banjo all night, banjo and sing

golpear, tumbar

Golpear a alguien con fuerza o derribarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone hard or knock them down.

• He threatened to banjo me.
• The fighter banjoed his opponent onto the floor.
• She banjoed him when he tried to grab her bag.

Sinónimos: hit, punch, knock down

Expresiones frecuentes: banjo someone, banjo someone’s jaw

bombardear, atacar

Atacar un objetivo, especialmente disparándole con cañones.

En inglés sencillo: To attack a target, especially by firing large guns at it.

• The guns banjoed the enemy position.
• Artillery crews were ordered to banjo the hilltop.
• They banjoed the target until its defenses collapsed.

Sinónimos: shell, bombard, attack

Expresiones frecuentes: banjo a target, banjo enemy positions