automatic

automático

Que funciona por sí solo, sin que una persona tenga que controlar cada acción.

En inglés sencillo: Working by itself, without a person having to control each action.

• The shop has automatic doors.
• An automatic timer switches the lights off.
• We installed an automatic watering system in the garden.

Sinónimos: self-operating

Antónimos: manual

Expresiones frecuentes: automatic door, automatic washing machine, automatic control, automatic watering system

automático, inconsciente

Hecho sin pensar, muchas veces por la costumbre de haberlo repetido.

En inglés sencillo: Done without thinking, often because you have done it many times before.

• Her smile was automatic.
• He gave an automatic reply without looking up.
• With practice, these movements become automatic.

Sinónimos: unconscious, instinctive

Antónimos: deliberate

Expresiones frecuentes: automatic reaction, automatic response

coche automático, transmisión automática

Coche que cambia de marcha por sí solo, o el mecanismo que realiza esos cambios.

En inglés sencillo: A car that changes gears by itself, or the system that does this.

• I drive an automatic.
• She bought an automatic last week.
• This automatic changes gears very smoothly.

Sinónimos: automatic car, automatic transmission

Antónimos: manual

Expresiones frecuentes: drive an automatic, buy an automatic

arma automática, ametralladora

Arma que sigue disparando mientras se mantiene apretado el gatillo.

En inglés sencillo: A gun that keeps firing for as long as its trigger is held down.

• The soldier carried an automatic.
• He fired the automatic in short bursts.
• Several automatics were found in the vehicle.

Sinónimos: automatic weapon, machine gun

Expresiones frecuentes: fire an automatic, loaded automatic

pistola semiautomática

Pistola que carga sola la siguiente bala, pero dispara una sola vez cada vez que se aprieta el gatillo.

En inglés sencillo: A handgun that loads the next bullet itself but fires once each time the trigger is pressed.

• The detective carried an automatic.
• She removed the automatic from its holster.
• The officers exchanged their revolvers for automatics.

Sinónimos: semiautomatic pistol

Expresiones frecuentes: carry an automatic, small automatic