moor

páramo

Extensión de terreno abierto con hierba y plantas bajas, a menudo húmeda y con pocos árboles.

En inglés sencillo: A wide area of open land with grass and low plants, often wet and without many trees.

• Sheep grazed on the moor.
• We walked across the moors in heavy rain.
• Mist hid the path over the moor.

Sinónimos: moorland, heath

Expresiones frecuentes: open moor, across the moor, on the moor, windswept moor

amarrar, fondear

Mantener un barco en un lugar mediante cuerdas o un ancla.

En inglés sencillo: To keep a boat in one place by tying it up or using an anchor.

• We moored the boat near the beach.
• The ship was moored at the dock.
• Where can I moor my yacht?

Cómo se usa: moor something at something (We moored the boat at the jetty.); moor something to something (He moored the boat to a metal ring.)

Sinónimos: tie up, anchor

Antónimos: unmoor

Expresiones frecuentes: moor a boat, moor alongside, moor at something

fondear, amarrar

Dicho de un barco: detenerse y permanecer en un lugar sujeto con cuerdas o un ancla.

En inglés sencillo: For a boat to stop and stay in place, held by ropes or an anchor.

• The boat moored near the shore.
• We will moor here overnight.
• Several yachts moored in the sheltered bay.

Cómo se usa: moor at something (The yacht moored at a small pier.)

Sinónimos: anchor, tie up

Antónimos: unmoor

Expresiones frecuentes: moor here, moor overnight, moor alongside