tenacity

tenacidad, perseverancia

Capacidad de seguir esforzándose por lograr algo aunque sea difícil.

En inglés sencillo: The ability to keep trying to achieve something, even when it is difficult.

• I admire her tenacity.
• His tenacity helped him finish the project.
• They fought with remarkable tenacity despite repeated setbacks.

Sinónimos: determination, persistence, perseverance

Expresiones frecuentes: show tenacity, great tenacity, sheer tenacity

tenacidad

Capacidad de un material para resistir fuerzas que intentan separarlo o romperlo.

En inglés sencillo: The ability of a material to resist being pulled apart or broken.

• The wire has high tenacity.
• They tested the tenacity of the new fibres.
• Heat reduced the material’s tenacity, making it easier to break.

Sinónimos: toughness

Antónimos: brittleness

Expresiones frecuentes: tenacity of something, high tenacity, fibre tenacity

cohesión

Propiedad por la que las partes de una sustancia se mantienen unidas al atraerse entre sí.

En inglés sencillo: The way parts of a substance hold together because they attract each other.

• The particles’ attraction gives the substance tenacity.
• The lecture linked molecular attraction to tenacity.
• Greater tenacity helped the particles remain together.

Sinónimos: cohesion, cohesiveness

Expresiones frecuentes: molecular tenacity, tenacity of something

adhesividad, viscosidad

Capacidad de una sustancia para pegarse a otras cosas u ofrecer resistencia al fluir.

En inglés sencillo: The ability of a substance to stick to other things or resist flowing.

• The glue’s tenacity held the label in place.
• They measured the tenacity of the thick liquid.
• The resin showed greater tenacity on a rough surface.

Sinónimos: adhesiveness, stickiness, viscosity

Expresiones frecuentes: tenacity of glue, adhesive tenacity