cannon

cañón

Arma de fuego grande o aparato con forma de tubo que lanza agua u otras sustancias.

En inglés sencillo: A large gun, or a tube-shaped device that shoots water or other material.

• The cannon fired loudly.
• Soldiers moved the cannons closer to the fort.
• A confetti cannon filled the room with paper.

Sinónimos: big gun

Expresiones frecuentes: fire a cannon, water cannon, confetti cannon

conjunto del cañón

Conjunto formado por el tubo y los mecanismos de disparo de una gran arma militar.

En inglés sencillo: The tube and firing parts of a large military gun, considered together.

• The cannon needs a new firing mechanism.
• Engineers inspected the cannon inside the howitzer.
• The manual explains how to remove the cannon.

Expresiones frecuentes: cannon assembly, cannon tube, replace the cannon

lomo deshuesado enrollado

Trozo de carne del lomo, deshuesado y enrollado para darle una forma regular.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of meat from the back, with bones removed and rolled into a neat shape.

• The chef roasted a cannon of lamb.
• Slice the cannon before serving it.
• Our butcher prepared two cannons of beef.

Sinónimos: boneless loin

Expresiones frecuentes: cannon of lamb, roast cannon, beef cannon

chocar

Golpear con fuerza a alguien o algo, a veces rebotando después del golpe.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone or something hard, sometimes bouncing away after the hit.

• He cannoned into the door.
• The car cannoned off a parked van.
• Two runners cannoned into each other at the corner.

Cómo se usa: cannon into someone/something (She cannoned into a cyclist.); cannon off something (The ball cannoned off the wall.)

Sinónimos: crash, collide

Expresiones frecuentes: cannon into something, cannon off something

hacer carambola

En billar, hacer que la bola golpeada toque otras dos bolas.

En inglés sencillo: To hit two other balls with the ball you strike in billiards.

• The white ball cannoned off the red.
• She cannoned onto the second ball and scored.
• Can you cannon off both balls?

Cómo se usa: cannon off A onto B (The white ball cannoned off the red onto the yellow.)

Sinónimos: carom

Expresiones frecuentes: cannon off something, cannon onto something