crane

grúa

Máquina alta que levanta y desplaza objetos muy pesados.

En inglés sencillo: A tall machine that lifts and moves very heavy things.

• The crane lifted the steel beam.
• Two cranes were working on the building site.
• A crane operator helped move the heavy equipment.

Expresiones frecuentes: tower crane, crane operator, mobile crane

grulla

Ave grande de cuello y patas largos que suele vivir cerca del agua.

En inglés sencillo: A large bird with a long neck and long legs, often found near water.

• A crane stood beside the lake.
• Several cranes flew over the fields.
• We watched a pair of cranes building their nest.

Expresiones frecuentes: a white crane, crane migration, a nesting crane

estirar el cuello

Alargar el cuello para poder ver mejor algo.

En inglés sencillo: To stretch your neck to see something more clearly.

• He craned his neck to look upstairs.
• People craned forward as the singer appeared.
• I was craning my neck to see the screen.

Cómo se usa: crane your neck to do something (She craned her neck to see over the crowd.)

Sinónimos: stretch

Expresiones frecuentes: crane your neck, crane forward, crane to see