jet

avión a reacción, jet

Avión cuyos motores expulsan gases calientes a gran velocidad para impulsarlo.

En inglés sencillo: A plane powered by engines that push out hot gases at high speed.

• The jet landed safely.
• Two jets flew over the town.
• She travels by private jet.

Sinónimos: jet aircraft, jet plane

Expresiones frecuentes: private jet, passenger jet, fighter jet

chorro

Corriente estrecha de líquido o gas que sale con fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: A narrow stream of liquid or gas pushed out with force.

• A jet of water hit the wall.
• Steam escaped in short jets.
• The fountain sends a powerful jet into the air.

Cómo se usa: jet of something (A jet of hot air escaped from the pipe.)

Sinónimos: stream, spurt

Expresiones frecuentes: jet of water, jet of steam, powerful jet

boquilla, inyector

Abertura pequeña por la que sale un chorro estrecho de líquido o gas.

En inglés sencillo: A small opening that sends out a narrow stream of liquid or gas.

• The jet was blocked.
• Clean the jets before using the burner.
• Fuel passes through a tiny jet inside the engine.

Sinónimos: nozzle

Expresiones frecuentes: blocked jet, gas jet, fuel jet

azabache

Material negro y duro formado a partir de madera antigua, usado para hacer joyas.

En inglés sencillo: A hard black material formed from ancient wood, used to make jewelry.

• The necklace is made of jet.
• She wore earrings carved from jet.
• Jet was once popular for mourning jewelry.

Expresiones frecuentes: jet beads, jet necklace, carved jet

a reacción

Impulsado por un motor que expulsa gases calientes para avanzar.

En inglés sencillo: Powered by an engine that pushes out hot gases to move forward.

• They bought a jet aircraft.
• Jet airplanes replaced many older planes.
• The company introduced faster jet transport.

Sinónimos: jet-powered

Expresiones frecuentes: jet aircraft, jet airplane, jet transport

negro azabache

De un color negro muy intenso.

En inglés sencillo: Very dark black in color.

• Her hair is jet black.
• He painted the door jet black.
• The bird has jet feathers and a yellow beak.

Sinónimos: pitch-black

Expresiones frecuentes: jet black, jet hair

viajar en avión

Viajar en un avión a reacción.

En inglés sencillo: To travel by a plane powered by engines that push out hot gases.

• They jet to sunny islands every winter.
• He jetted across Europe for work.
• We are jetting off tomorrow morning.

Cómo se usa: jet off to somewhere (They jet off to Spain every summer.); jet from A to B (She jetted from Paris to Dubai for a meeting.)

Sinónimos: fly

Expresiones frecuentes: jet off, jet to somewhere, jet around somewhere

irse, marcharse

Irse de un lugar, a menudo rápidamente.

En inglés sencillo: To leave a place, often quickly.

• I have to jet now.
• We jetted before the party ended.
• Sorry, I need to jet or I will miss my bus.

Sinónimos: leave, go, take off

Antónimos: stay

Expresiones frecuentes: gotta jet, jet now