farm

granja, finca

Lugar donde se cultivan plantas o se crían animales para obtener alimentos u otros productos.

En inglés sencillo: A place where people grow crops or keep animals for food or other products.

• We visited a farm yesterday.
• Their farm produces apples and milk.
• Many small farms sell food directly to local families.

Cómo se usa: on a farm (My aunt keeps sheep on a farm.)

Expresiones frecuentes: dairy farm, small farm, live on a farm, cattle farm

parque, instalación

Lugar con muchas estructuras o máquinas similares que se usan juntas para una actividad industrial.

En inglés sencillo: A site with many similar structures or machines used together for an industrial purpose.

• A wind farm stands on the hill.
• The new solar farm supplies electricity to nearby villages.
• Fuel is stored in a tank farm beside the airport.

Expresiones frecuentes: wind farm, solar farm, tank farm, antenna farm

granja de servidores

Conjunto de ordenadores que trabajan juntos para ofrecer servicios o procesar grandes cantidades de información.

En inglés sencillo: A group of computers that work together to provide services or process large amounts of information.

• The company runs a server farm.
• Our film was processed by a render farm.
• The farm needs powerful cooling equipment to prevent overheating.

Sinónimos: server cluster

Expresiones frecuentes: server farm, render farm, large server farm

cultivar, criar

Usar la tierra para cultivar plantas o criar animales y obtener alimentos u otros productos.

En inglés sencillo: To use land to grow crops or raise animals for food or other products.

• Her family farms this land.
• They farmed sheep for many years.
• Can you farm successfully without chemical sprays?

Sinónimos: cultivate

Expresiones frecuentes: farm the land, farm cattle, farm organically

farmear

Repetir tareas en un videojuego para acumular objetos útiles, dinero o puntos.

En inglés sencillo: To repeat tasks in a video game to collect useful items, money, or points.

• I farm gold after each battle.
• She farmed the same enemies for an hour.
• Where can we farm rare weapons?

Cómo se usa: farm for something (We farmed for rare items in the same dungeon.)

Sinónimos: grind

Expresiones frecuentes: farm gold, farm for items, farm experience points

arrendar

Ceder a alguien la explotación de una propiedad, negocio o recaudación de impuestos a cambio de parte de los ingresos.

En inglés sencillo: To let someone run property, a business, or tax collection in exchange for a share of the money.

• The king chose to farm the taxes.
• The owner farmed his estate to a local businessman.
• They farmed out the revenues in return for a fixed share.

Cómo se usa: farm something out to someone (The ruler farmed tax collection out to private contractors.)

Sinónimos: lease out

Expresiones frecuentes: farm the taxes, farm out revenues, farm an estate