winding

sinuoso, serpenteante

Que tiene muchas curvas o giros en lugar de ser recto.

En inglés sencillo: Having many curves or turns rather than being straight.

• We drove along a winding road.
• A narrow, winding path leads to the lake.
• They climbed the winding staircase to the tower.

Sinónimos: curving, twisting, sinuous

Antónimos: straight

Expresiones frecuentes: a winding road, a winding path, a winding staircase

serpenteante

Que avanza siguiendo un recorrido con muchas curvas o giros.

En inglés sencillo: Moving along a course with many curves or turns.

• The snake advanced with a winding motion.
• The water followed a winding course through the fields.
• Her winding movements carried her across the dance floor.

Sinónimos: twisting, sinuous, serpentine

Expresiones frecuentes: winding movement, a winding course, winding motion

helicoidal, de caracol

Que gira alrededor de un centro mientras sube o baja.

En inglés sencillo: Curving around a central point as it goes up or down.

• A winding staircase leads upstairs.
• We climbed the winding stairs inside the tower.
• The winding stone steps made me feel dizzy.

Sinónimos: spiral, helical

Expresiones frecuentes: winding staircase, winding stairs, winding stone steps

que deja sin aliento

Que dificulta respirar, especialmente por un esfuerzo o un golpe en el cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: Making it difficult for you to breathe, especially through effort or a blow to the body.

• He received a winding blow to the stomach.
• A winding kick left her gasping for air.
• She recovered slowly from the winding punch.

Expresiones frecuentes: a winding blow, a winding kick, a winding punch

enrollado, bobinado

Acción de dar vueltas a algo sobre sí mismo o alrededor de otro objeto.

En inglés sencillo: The action of turning or wrapping something around itself or another object.

• The winding of the thread took an hour.
• Loose winding can leave gaps between the coils.
• This machine makes cable winding much faster.

Cómo se usa: the winding of something around something (The machine controls the winding of wire around the reel.)

Sinónimos: coiling, wrapping

Antónimos: unwinding

Expresiones frecuentes: winding of wire, thread winding, coil winding

recodo, curva

Curva, recodo o serie de vueltas en la forma de algo.

En inglés sencillo: A curve, bend, or series of twists in the shape of something.

• The road's windings were easy to see from above.
• We traced each winding of the river on the map.
• A cottage stood beyond the last winding of the lane.

Cómo se usa: the windings of something (The map shows all the windings of the river.)

Sinónimos: bend, curve, twist

Expresiones frecuentes: winding of a river, every winding, a narrow winding

dar cuerda

Acción de girar una llave o manivela para tensar el resorte de un reloj o una máquina y hacerlos funcionar.

En inglés sencillo: Turning a key or handle to tighten a spring so a clock or machine can work.

• This clock needs daily winding.
• Too much winding can damage the spring.
• The watch stopped because I forgot its morning winding.

Cómo se usa: the winding up of something (The winding up of the clock takes only a few seconds.)

Antónimos: unwinding

Expresiones frecuentes: daily winding, manual winding, winding up

serpenteo

Movimiento que avanza haciendo curvas o cambiando de dirección repetidamente.

En inglés sencillo: A movement that follows curves or changes direction repeatedly.

• The dance began with a slow winding of the body.
• We watched the snake's winding through the grass.
• The stream's winding carried the leaf past several bends.

Cómo se usa: the winding of something through something (We watched the winding of the snake through the grass.)

Sinónimos: twisting, turning

Expresiones frecuentes: a slow winding, winding of a snake, winding through something