clamp

agarrar, apretar

Presionar o sujetar algo con mucha fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: To press or hold something very tightly.

• She clamped her lips shut.
• His fingers clamped around my wrist.
• The dog clamped its teeth onto the rope.

Cómo se usa: clamp a hand over something (He clamped a hand over his mouth.); clamp onto something (The child clamped onto her father's arm.)

Sinónimos: grip, grasp

Antónimos: release

Expresiones frecuentes: clamp onto something, clamp something shut

sujetar, prensar

Mantener unas cosas firmemente en su sitio con una herramienta que las aprieta entre sí.

En inglés sencillo: To hold things firmly in place with a tool that presses them together.

• Clamp the two pieces together.
• He clamped the wood before cutting it.
• Can you clamp this board to the table?

Cómo se usa: clamp something to something (Clamp the board to the workbench.)

Sinónimos: fasten, secure

Antónimos: release

Expresiones frecuentes: clamp something together, clamp something down

inmovilizar

Colocar un dispositivo metálico de bloqueo en una rueda de un vehículo para impedir que se mueva.

En inglés sencillo: To put a metal lock around a vehicle's wheel so it cannot move.

• They clamped my car.
• Cars parked here may be clamped.
• The officer clamped a van outside the station.

Sinónimos: boot

Expresiones frecuentes: clamp a car, clamp a vehicle

abrazadera, sargento

Herramienta o dispositivo que aprieta unas piezas contra otras para mantenerlas en su sitio.

En inglés sencillo: A tool or device that presses parts tightly together to hold them in place.

• Use a clamp to hold the parts together.
• He tightened the clamp around the pipe.
• Remove the clamps once the glue is dry.

Sinónimos: fastener

Expresiones frecuentes: metal clamp, pipe clamp, tighten a clamp

pinza quirúrgica

Instrumento médico que cierra un vaso sanguíneo al apretarlo para detener el flujo de sangre durante una operación.

En inglés sencillo: A medical tool that presses a blood vessel closed to stop blood flowing during an operation.

• The surgeon applied a clamp.
• Two clamps stopped the bleeding during the operation.
• She removed the clamp from the blood vessel.

Expresiones frecuentes: surgical clamp, artery clamp