willow

sauce

Árbol o arbusto que suele crecer cerca del agua y tener hojas largas y estrechas.

En inglés sencillo: A tree or bush that often grows near water, usually with long, narrow leaves.

• A willow grows beside the pond.
• The willows bent in the wind.
• We rested under the branches of a large willow.

Expresiones frecuentes: weeping willow, a willow tree, under a willow

madera de sauce

Madera del sauce, utilizada para fabricar objetos como bates de críquet.

En inglés sencillo: Wood from this tree, used to make things such as cricket bats.

• This bat is made from willow.
• The craftsman carved the handle from willow.
• They dried the willow before shaping it.

Expresiones frecuentes: made from willow, seasoned willow, a willow handle

bate de críquet

Bate de madera que se utiliza para golpear la pelota en el críquet.

En inglés sencillo: A wooden bat used to hit the ball in cricket.

• He swung the willow confidently.
• Her skill with the willow delighted the crowd.
• The batsman raised his willow after reaching a hundred runs.

Sinónimos: cricket bat, bat

Expresiones frecuentes: wield the willow, swing the willow, with the willow

abridora de algodón

Máquina con puntas metálicas giratorias que separa y limpia el algodón antes de convertirlo en tela.

En inglés sencillo: A machine with turning metal points that separates and cleans cotton before it is made into cloth.

• The willow cleaned the raw cotton.
• Workers fed cotton into the willow.
• The mill’s willow had a drum covered in metal spikes.

Expresiones frecuentes: a cotton willow, the willow drum, feed the willow