reap

cosechar, recoger

Recibir los resultados buenos o malos de algo que se ha hecho.

En inglés sencillo: To receive the good or bad results of something you have done.

• She reaped the rewards of her work.
• We are now reaping the benefits of regular exercise.
• He reaped the consequences of years of careless spending.

Cómo se usa: reap something from something (They reaped great benefits from the training.)

Sinónimos: gain, receive

Expresiones frecuentes: reap the benefits, reap the rewards, reap the consequences, reap a reward

segar, cosechar

Cortar y recoger cultivos maduros, especialmente cereales.

En inglés sencillo: To cut and collect a crop, especially grain, when it is ready.

• The farmers reap the wheat.
• They reaped the fields before the rain came.
• It was time to reap the season’s crop.

Sinónimos: harvest

Antónimos: sow

Expresiones frecuentes: reap wheat, reap the harvest, reap a crop

eliminar un proceso terminado

Eliminar de la lista de procesos del sistema operativo el registro de un proceso hijo que ya terminó.

En inglés sencillo: To remove the record of a finished child process from an operating system’s process list.

• The parent must reap the child process.
• The system reaped all exited processes.
• This routine waits for children and reaps them when they finish.

Expresiones frecuentes: reap a process, reap child processes