joint

conjunto, compartido

Compartido por dos o más personas o cosas, o considerado como un conjunto.

En inglés sencillo: Shared by two or more people or things, or considered together.

• They opened a joint account.
• The house is under joint ownership.
• The study measured the joint effects of heat and pressure.

Sinónimos: combined, shared

Antónimos: separate

Expresiones frecuentes: joint account, joint ownership, joint effects

conjunto

Hecho por dos o más personas o grupos que trabajan juntos.

En inglés sencillo: Done by two or more people or groups working together.

• This was a joint effort.
• The two universities started a joint research project.
• Both companies issued a joint statement yesterday.

Sinónimos: collaborative, cooperative

Antónimos: individual

Expresiones frecuentes: joint effort, joint project, joint venture

articulación

Lugar donde se unen dos huesos y que normalmente permite doblar una parte del cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: A place where two bones meet, usually allowing part of your body to bend.

• My knee joint hurts.
• Swimming can help keep your joints moving.
• The doctor examined her swollen finger joints.

Sinónimos: arthrosis, articulation

Expresiones frecuentes: knee joint, stiff joint, hip joint

articulación

Conexión entre dos piezas que les permite girar o doblarse.

En inglés sencillo: A connection between two parts that allows them to turn or bend.

• The joint allows the arm to bend.
• Oil the joints so the machine moves smoothly.
• This joint can turn in any direction.

Cómo se usa: joint between A and B (The joint between the two rods allows them to turn.)

Sinónimos: hinge, pivot

Expresiones frecuentes: flexible joint, ball joint, swivel joint

unión, junta

Lugar donde dos piezas están unidas firmemente.

En inglés sencillo: The place where two parts are firmly connected.

• This joint is leaking.
• We sealed every joint in the pipe.
• The welded joint held the metal pieces firmly together.

Cómo se usa: joint between A and B (Water escaped through the joint between the pipes.)

Sinónimos: connection

Expresiones frecuentes: pipe joint, welded joint, sealed joint

local, garito

Palabra informal para un lugar donde se come, se bebe o se va a divertirse.

En inglés sencillo: A place where people eat, drink, or go for entertainment.

• Let’s try that pizza joint.
• We found a little joint serving cheap burgers.
• The jazz joint stayed open until three in the morning.

Sinónimos: place, restaurant, bar

Expresiones frecuentes: pizza joint, burger joint, jazz joint

ensamble, ensambladura

Unión hecha encajando los extremos preparados de dos piezas de madera.

En inglés sencillo: A connection made by fitting shaped ends of two pieces of wood into each other.

• The carpenter cut a dovetail joint.
• Each joint fits tightly without screws.
• Strong joints keep the wooden frame square.

Expresiones frecuentes: dovetail joint, mortise joint, wood joint

trullo, cárcel

Palabra coloquial para el lugar donde se encierra a las personas como castigo por cometer delitos.

En inglés sencillo: A prison where people are kept as punishment for breaking the law.

• He is back in the joint.
• She spent five years in the joint.
• After leaving the joint, he found steady work.

Sinónimos: prison, jail

Expresiones frecuentes: in the joint, leave the joint