traffic light

semáforo

Señal con luces de colores que indica a conductores y peatones cuándo detenerse o pasar.

En inglés sencillo: A road signal with colored lights that tells drivers and people walking when to stop or go.

• The traffic light is red.
• We stopped when the traffic light changed.
• Several traffic lights were broken after the storm.

Sinónimos: stoplight, traffic signal

Expresiones frecuentes: red traffic light, broken traffic light, traffic light changes

cruce con semáforo

Lugar donde se cruzan varias calles y los semáforos regulan el paso de vehículos y peatones.

En inglés sencillo: A place where roads meet and colored signals control when people can cross or drive through.

• Turn left at the next traffic light.
• There’s a café just beyond the traffic lights.
• Go straight through two traffic lights, then turn right.

Sinónimos: signalized junction, signalized intersection

Expresiones frecuentes: next traffic light, at the traffic light

sistema de semáforo

Sistema que usa rojo, amarillo y verde para indicar seguridad, calidad o grado de preparación.

En inglés sencillo: A system using red, yellow, and green to show how safe, good, or ready something is.

• The report uses a traffic light system.
• Traffic light labels show which foods contain too much salt.
• Each project received a traffic light rating for its progress.

Sinónimos: color coding

Expresiones frecuentes: traffic light system, traffic light rating, traffic light labels

puntos de control de color

Puntos de colores impresos junto a los sellos para comprobar que los colores de impresión sean correctos.

En inglés sencillo: Colored dots beside printed stamps that let printers check whether the colors are correct.

• The stamp sheet has traffic lights in its margin.
• Collectors often keep the traffic lights attached to their stamps.
• The printer checked the traffic lights for color accuracy.

Sinónimos: color control dots

Expresiones frecuentes: stamp traffic light, traffic light dots

patrón semáforo

Patrón del Juego de la Vida de Conway con cuatro grupos que parpadean, distribuidos regularmente alrededor de un centro.

En inglés sencillo: A pattern in Conway’s Game of Life with four blinking groups equally spaced around a center.

• The simulation produced a traffic light.
• Each traffic light contains four blinkers around a central point.
• After several generations, two traffic lights appeared on the grid.

Expresiones frecuentes: traffic light pattern, stable traffic light