ping

mandar un mensaje

Mandar a alguien un mensaje breve, normalmente para obtener una respuesta.

En inglés sencillo: To send someone a short message, usually because you want a reply.

• Ping me when you arrive.
• I pinged her about the missing file.
• Could you ping the team for an update?

Cómo se usa: ping someone about something (I will ping you about the meeting.); ping someone to do something (Ping me to check whether I am free.)

Sinónimos: message, contact

Expresiones frecuentes: ping someone, ping someone about, ping someone later

tintinear

Producir un sonido breve y agudo.

En inglés sencillo: To make a short, high sound.

• My phone pinged.
• The microwave pings when the food is ready.
• Small stones pinged against the metal roof.

Sinónimos: ting

Expresiones frecuentes: phone ping, ping loudly, ping against something

rebotar

Chocar contra una superficie y salir despedido rápidamente.

En inglés sencillo: To hit a surface and move quickly away from it.

• The ball pinged off the wall.
• A stone pinged across the path.
• The shot pinged off the post and back onto the field.

Cómo se usa: ping off something (The ball pinged off the goalpost.)

Sinónimos: bounce, ricochet

Expresiones frecuentes: ping off something, ping around something

dar un capirotazo

Mover algo con un golpe rápido y ligero de un dedo.

En inglés sencillo: To move something with a quick, light hit from your finger.

• He pinged the crumb away.
• She pinged a coin across the table.
• I pinged a small stone into the pond.

Cómo se usa: ping something off something (She pinged a crumb off her sleeve.)

Sinónimos: flick

Expresiones frecuentes: ping something away, ping something off, ping a coin

tintineo

Sonido breve y agudo, a menudo producido por un metal o un aparato electrónico.

En inglés sencillo: A short, high sound, often made by metal or an electronic device.

• I heard a ping.
• The microwave finished with a cheerful ping.
• A strange ping came from the engine.

Sinónimos: ting

Expresiones frecuentes: a loud ping, a sharp ping, hear a ping

notificación, aviso

Aviso breve de que ha ocurrido algo nuevo, a menudo en el teléfono.

En inglés sencillo: A brief alert telling you that something new has happened, often on your phone.

• I got a ping from the app.
• She turned off pings during the meeting.
• A ping on my phone announced a new delivery update.

Sinónimos: notification, alert

Expresiones frecuentes: get a ping, a notification ping, ping on something

mensaje, toque

Mensaje breve que pide a alguien una respuesta o una confirmación.

En inglés sencillo: A short message asking someone to reply or confirm something.

• Send her a quick ping.
• My ping asked whether the files had arrived.
• He replied to my ping within minutes.

Cómo se usa: a ping to someone (I sent a ping to our designer.)

Sinónimos: message, reminder

Expresiones frecuentes: send a ping, a quick ping, ping to someone

pulso de sonar

Sonido breve enviado por el agua cuyo eco permite localizar objetos.

En inglés sencillo: A short sound sent through water whose returning sound helps locate objects.

• The submarine sent a ping.
• The sonar ping returned an echo from the seabed.
• Repeated pings helped the crew locate the sunken ship.

Expresiones frecuentes: sonar ping, send a ping, a single ping