coil

rollo, espiral

Cuerda, alambre u otro material largo dispuesto en vueltas circulares sucesivas.

En inglés sencillo: A length of rope, wire, or similar material arranged in connected round loops.

• A coil of rope lay on the floor.
• She carried a heavy coil of cable.
• Keep the hose in a loose coil.

Cómo se usa: coil of something (There is a coil of wire on the shelf.)

Expresiones frecuentes: coil of rope, coil of wire, tight coil, snake coil

bobina

Alambre enrollado en vueltas que se utiliza en un aparato eléctrico.

En inglés sencillo: Wire wound into loops, used in an electrical device.

• Current flows through the coil.
• The motor contains several copper coils.
• We replaced the faulty ignition coil.

Sinónimos: winding

Expresiones frecuentes: copper coil, electrical coil, ignition coil

enrollar, enroscar

Dar a algo una forma de vueltas circulares sucesivas, o adoptar esa forma.

En inglés sencillo: To wind something into connected circles, or to form this shape.

• Coil the rope before you put it away.
• The snake coiled around a branch.
• She coiled up the garden hose.

Cómo se usa: coil something up (He coiled the cable up.); coil around something (The snake coiled around the tree trunk.)

Sinónimos: wind, curl

Antónimos: uncoil

Expresiones frecuentes: coil a rope, coil around something, coil up