mechanics

mecánicos

Personas cuyo trabajo consiste en reparar coches u otras máquinas.

En inglés sencillo: People whose job is to repair cars or other machines.

• Two mechanics checked the engine.
• The garage needs more experienced mechanics.
• Aircraft mechanics inspect the planes every day.

Sinónimos: repairers

Expresiones frecuentes: car mechanics, aircraft mechanics, trained mechanics

mecánica

Estudio de cómo las fuerzas hacen que los objetos se muevan o permanezcan quietos.

En inglés sencillo: The study of how forces make objects move or stay still.

• We study mechanics in physics class.
• Classical mechanics explains the motion of a falling ball.
• She wrote a book about quantum mechanics.

Expresiones frecuentes: classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, study mechanics

funcionamiento, mecanismo

Detalles prácticos de cómo funciona algo o de cómo se hace.

En inglés sencillo: The practical details of how something works or is done.

• He explained the mechanics of the game.
• We need to understand the mechanics of voting.
• The basic mechanics are easy to learn.

Cómo se usa: the mechanics of something (She described the mechanics of the payment system.)

Sinónimos: workings, practical details

Expresiones frecuentes: mechanics of something, basic mechanics, understand the mechanics, game mechanics