log

tronco, leño

Trozo grueso de madera cortado de un árbol, generalmente redondo, usado para hacer fuego o construir.

En inglés sencillo: A thick, usually round piece of wood cut from a tree, often used for fires or building.

• Put another log on the fire.
• He chopped the logs into smaller pieces.
• We stacked dry logs beside the house.

Expresiones frecuentes: wooden log, burn a log, pile of logs, cut a log

registro, bitácora

Registro escrito o informático de acontecimientos, normalmente con sus fechas y horas.

En inglés sencillo: A written or computer record of events, usually with their dates and times.

• The captain checked the ship’s log.
• We keep a daily log of our expenses.
• The computer logs show when the error occurred.

Cómo se usa: log of something (Keep a log of every visitor to the building.)

Sinónimos: record, register

Expresiones frecuentes: keep a log, computer log, log of something

tronco

Parte principal de un árbol muerto al que se le han quitado las ramas.

En inglés sencillo: The main part of a dead tree with its branches removed.

• We sat on a fallen log.
• A large log lay across the stream.
• Insects lived inside the hollow logs.

Sinónimos: trunk

Expresiones frecuentes: fallen log, hollow log, log across something

logaritmo

Número que indica a qué potencia hay que elevar una base para obtener otro número.

En inglés sencillo: A number showing what power a base number must be raised to in order to produce another number.

• Find the log of this number.
• We used natural logs to solve the equation.
• The log of 1000 to base ten is three.

Cómo se usa: log of a number (The log of 100 to base ten is two.)

Sinónimos: logarithm

Expresiones frecuentes: natural log, log of ten, take the log

registrar, anotar

Anotar o guardar información sobre algo para poder consultarla después.

En inglés sencillo: To write down or save information about something so it can be checked later.

• Please log every phone call.
• She logged the time of each delivery.
• The system automatically logs all errors.

Sinónimos: record, register

Expresiones frecuentes: log the details, log working hours, log an incident

talar

Cortar árboles para obtener madera o dividir sus troncos en trozos grandes.

En inglés sencillo: To cut down trees for wood, or cut their trunks into large pieces.

• They plan to log this forest.
• The hillside was logged last winter.
• Companies have logged large areas near the river.

Sinónimos: fell

Expresiones frecuentes: log a forest, log an area, log the trees

desconectarse

Dejar de jugar a un juego en línea desconectándose de él.

En inglés sencillo: To stop playing an online game by disconnecting from it.

• I need to log now.
• Our last opponent logged before the match ended.
• Half the team had logged by midnight.

Sinónimos: log out, disconnect

Expresiones frecuentes: log after something, log before something