saddle

silla de montar

Asiento que se coloca sobre el lomo de un caballo para montar.

En inglés sencillo: A seat attached to a horse’s back for a rider to sit on.

• She put a saddle on the horse.
• The rider climbed into the saddle.
• We cleaned the saddles after our ride.

Expresiones frecuentes: horse saddle, leather saddle, in the saddle

sillín

Parte de la bicicleta sobre la que te sientas al pedalear.

En inglés sencillo: The seat on a bicycle that supports you while you ride.

• This saddle is too hard.
• Can you lower the saddle on my bike?
• Both bicycles have wide leather saddles.

Sinónimos: seat

Expresiones frecuentes: bicycle saddle, comfortable saddle, adjust the saddle, motorcycle saddle

collado

Zona baja entre dos montañas o colinas, con terreno más alto a ambos lados.

En inglés sencillo: A low area between two hills or mountains, with higher ground on either side.

• We crossed the saddle at noon.
• The path climbs to a saddle between two peaks.
• Snow covered the saddles along the ridge.

Sinónimos: col, mountain pass

Expresiones frecuentes: mountain saddle, cross the saddle, saddle between peaks

cargar, endosar

Obligar a alguien a hacerse cargo de un problema difícil o una responsabilidad que no quiere.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone deal with a difficult problem or responsibility they do not want.

• Do not saddle me with your problems.
• The failed business saddled him with debt.
• We have been saddled with extra costs.

Cómo se usa: saddle someone with something (The purchase saddled us with years of debt.); be saddled with something (She was saddled with all the cleaning.)

Sinónimos: burden, lumber

Expresiones frecuentes: saddle someone with, saddle with debt