rope

cuerda, soga

Cordón grueso y resistente de fibras o alambres retorcidos, usado para atar o tirar de cosas.

En inglés sencillo: Thick, strong cord made by twisting fibers or wires together, used for tying or pulling things.

• We need some strong rope.
• He tied the boat with nylon rope.
• Is this rope thick enough to pull the cart?

Sinónimos: cord, cordage

Expresiones frecuentes: nylon rope, thick rope, length of rope

cuerda, soga

Un trozo de cordón grueso y resistente que sirve para atar o tirar de algo.

En inglés sencillo: One piece of thick, strong cord used for tying or pulling.

• Hold the rope tightly.
• They attached two ropes to the boat.
• He cut a rope and lowered it into the well.

Sinónimos: cord, line

Expresiones frecuentes: a rope, climbing rope, rope ladder

tira, sarta

Conjunto de elementos unidos o cantidad de una materia que forma una tira larga y estrecha.

En inglés sencillo: A long, connected string or narrow strip of something.

• She wore a rope of pearls.
• Roll the dough into a long rope.
• Two ropes of beads hung around his neck.

Cómo se usa: a rope of something (She wore a rope of colorful beads.)

Sinónimos: strand, string

Expresiones frecuentes: rope of pearls, rope of beads, rope of dough

atar, amarrar

Sujetar a alguien o algo con una cuerda gruesa y resistente.

En inglés sencillo: To tie someone or something using a thick, strong cord.

• They roped the bundles together.
• The climbers roped themselves to each other.
• He roped the crate to a wooden post.

Cómo se usa: rope something to something (They roped the boxes to the roof rack.); rope someone/something together (We roped the bundles together.)

Sinónimos: tie, bind, secure

Antónimos: untie

Expresiones frecuentes: rope something together, rope someone up, rope something to something

enlazar, lazar

Atrapar un animal o un objeto lanzándole una cuerda con un lazo en el extremo.

En inglés sencillo: To catch an animal or object by throwing a loop of cord around it.

• The cowboy roped a calf.
• She learned to rope cattle on the ranch.
• He roped the steer on his first attempt.

Sinónimos: lasso

Expresiones frecuentes: rope a calf, rope cattle, rope a steer

suicidarse

Quitarse la vida, especialmente ahorcándose.

En inglés sencillo: To kill yourself, especially by hanging.

• He said he wanted to rope.
• She threatened to rope, and her friend stayed with her.
• When he mentioned roping, the counselor offered immediate support.

Sinónimos: kill oneself

Expresiones frecuentes: want to rope, threaten to rope