ramp

rampa

Superficie inclinada que permite a personas o vehículos pasar de una altura a otra.

En inglés sencillo: A sloping surface that lets people or vehicles move between different heights.

• Use the ramp beside the stairs.
• Workers pushed the boxes up a ramp.
• The new ramps make the building easier to enter.

Sinónimos: incline

Expresiones frecuentes: wheelchair ramp, loading ramp, up the ramp

plataforma

Zona del aeropuerto donde los aviones estacionan para cargar, descargar o esperar.

En inglés sencillo: An area at an airport where planes park to load, unload, or wait.

• The plane is on the ramp.
• Ground crews cleared snow from the ramp.
• Several aircraft were parked on the busy ramp.

Sinónimos: apron

Expresiones frecuentes: airport ramp, on the ramp, ramp operations

golpe de rampa

Golpe de críquet que usa el bate inclinado para enviar una pelota rápida hacia arriba y detrás del bateador.

En inglés sencillo: A cricket shot that uses an angled bat to send a fast ball high behind the batter.

• He played a ramp for four.
• Her ramp sent the ball over the wicketkeeper.
• Two clever ramps helped the team reach its target.

Expresiones frecuentes: play a ramp, ramp shot, perfect ramp