shear

esquilar

Cortar y quitar la lana o el pelo espeso de una oveja o un animal parecido.

En inglés sencillo: To cut the wool or thick hair off a sheep or similar animal.

• We shear the sheep in spring.
• The farmer sheared twenty animals before lunch.
• Have these llamas been shorn yet?

Sinónimos: clip

Expresiones frecuentes: shear a sheep, shear the flock, shear the llamas

cortar, recortar

Cortar pelo u otros materiales cerca de su base, normalmente con tijeras o una herramienta parecida.

En inglés sencillo: To cut hair or other material close to its base, usually with scissors or a similar tool.

• They sheared his hair short.
• She used sharp scissors to shear the long locks.
• The gardener sheared the hedge into a neat shape.

Sinónimos: cut, clip, trim

Expresiones frecuentes: shear someone's hair, shear something short, shear a hedge

cizalladura del viento

Cambio brusco de velocidad o dirección del viento que puede hacer peligroso el vuelo.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden change in wind speed or direction that can make flying dangerous.

• The pilot reported a shear.
• A sudden shear forced the plane to climb again.
• Strong shears near the runway made landing difficult.

Sinónimos: wind shear

Expresiones frecuentes: wind shear, a strong shear, encounter a shear