band

banda, grupo musical

Conjunto de personas que tocan música juntas.

En inglés sencillo: A group of people who play music together.

• My brother plays in a band.
• The band played three new songs.
• Which bands are performing at the festival?

Sinónimos: music group

Expresiones frecuentes: rock band, play in a band, live band

banda, aro

Tira de material que rodea algo formando un círculo, a menudo para mantenerlo unido.

En inglés sencillo: A strip of material that forms a circle around something, often to hold it together.

• Put a rubber band around the cards.
• A metal band held the barrel together.
• These elastic bands stretch easily.

Sinónimos: loop, strap

Expresiones frecuentes: rubber band, elastic band, metal band

grupo, banda

Conjunto de personas que actúan juntas o comparten un objetivo.

En inglés sencillo: A group of people who act together or share a purpose.

• A band of thieves stole the horses.
• She led a small band of explorers.
• The soldiers remained a loyal band of brothers.

Cómo se usa: band of people (A band of volunteers cleared the path.)

Sinónimos: group, company

Expresiones frecuentes: band of thieves, band of brothers, small band

alianza, anillo

Anillo sencillo que se lleva en un dedo, especialmente para indicar que alguien está casado.

En inglés sencillo: A plain ring worn on a finger, especially to show that someone is married.

• He wears a gold band.
• They chose matching wedding bands.
• She slipped the silver band onto her finger.

Sinónimos: ring

Expresiones frecuentes: wedding band, gold band, plain band

franja, banda

Zona larga y estrecha que se distingue por su aspecto de las zonas contiguas.

En inglés sencillo: A long, narrow area that looks different from the areas beside it.

• A red band crossed the flag.
• The rock contains bands of darker stone.
• We could see a narrow band of light beneath the door.

Cómo se usa: band of something (A band of dark cloud covered the hills.)

Sinónimos: strip, stripe

Expresiones frecuentes: band of color, dark band, narrow band

banda, cinta

Tira estrecha fijada a una prenda para sujetarla, reforzarla o decorarla.

En inglés sencillo: A narrow piece of material attached to clothing to hold, strengthen, or decorate it.

• The hat has a red band.
• She sewed a wide band around the waist.
• The sleeves have decorative bands of blue cloth.

Cómo se usa: band of material (A band of silk decorated the collar.)

Sinónimos: strip, trim

Expresiones frecuentes: hat band, decorative band, band of fabric

unirse, agruparse

Formar un grupo con otras personas para conseguir algo juntos.

En inglés sencillo: To join other people in a group to achieve something together.

• We must band together.
• Local parents banded together to repair the playground.
• The workers are banding together against unfair treatment.

Cómo se usa: band together to do something (The neighbors banded together to save the park.); band together against someone/something (Small shops banded together against the new tax.)

Sinónimos: unite, join forces

Antónimos: separate

Expresiones frecuentes: band together, band together against, band together to