beam

rayo, haz

Haz estrecho de luz u otra energía que avanza en una dirección.

En inglés sencillo: A narrow line of light or other energy traveling in one direction.

• A beam of light entered the room.
• The laser produces a narrow beam.
• Two bright beams swept across the sky.

Cómo se usa: beam of something (A beam of sunlight fell across the table.)

Sinónimos: ray

Expresiones frecuentes: beam of light, laser beam, sunlight beam

viga

Pieza larga y resistente de madera o metal que sostiene parte de un edificio.

En inglés sencillo: A long, strong piece of wood or metal that supports part of a building.

• A wooden beam supports the roof.
• Workers fitted new steel beams yesterday.
• The old house has exposed beams in every room.

Sinónimos: girder, support

Expresiones frecuentes: steel beam, wooden beam, ceiling beam

viga

Pieza larga y gruesa de madera o metal preparada para su uso.

En inglés sencillo: A long, thick piece of wood or metal prepared for use.

• They cut the timber into beams.
• The worker lifted a heavy iron beam.
• Several long beams lay beside the workshop.

Sinónimos: bar, timber

Expresiones frecuentes: timber beam, iron beam, heavy beam

rayo, destello

Pequeña señal de esperanza, consuelo u otro sentimiento positivo.

En inglés sencillo: A small sign of hope, comfort, or another positive feeling.

• Her letter brought a beam of comfort.
• He found a beam of hope in their kindness.
• That small success was the first beam of joy in weeks.

Cómo se usa: beam of something (The news offered a beam of hope.)

Sinónimos: glimmer, ray

Expresiones frecuentes: beam of hope, beam of comfort

sonreír, radiar de alegría

Sonreír ampliamente porque se siente mucha alegría.

En inglés sencillo: To smile widely because you feel very happy.

• She beamed at me.
• The parents were beaming with pride.
• He beamed when he saw his birthday cake.

Cómo se usa: beam at someone (She beamed at her daughter.); beam with something (He beamed with delight at the news.)

Sinónimos: smile, grin

Antónimos: frown

Expresiones frecuentes: beam with pride, beam at someone

transmitir, emitir

Enviar una señal, imagen o programa a otro lugar mediante ondas.

En inglés sencillo: To send a signal, picture, or program through the air to another place.

• They beamed the match around the world.
• The satellite beams signals to remote villages.
• Live pictures were beamed from the scene.

Cómo se usa: beam something to someone/something (The satellite beams images to researchers on Earth.); beam something from somewhere (They beamed the concert from London.)

Sinónimos: transmit, broadcast, send

Expresiones frecuentes: beam a signal, beam something to someone

brillar, irradiar

Emitir una luz intensa.

En inglés sencillo: To send out bright light.

• The sun beamed overhead.
• Bright light beamed through the curtains.
• The lamps were beaming into the darkness.

Cómo se usa: beam through something (Sunlight beamed through the open window.)

Sinónimos: shine, radiate

Expresiones frecuentes: beam brightly, beam through something

teletransportar, transmitir

Enviar información sin cables o, en ciencia ficción, trasladar personas u objetos instantáneamente a otro lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To send information wirelessly, or transport people or objects instantly in science fiction.

• Beam the crew aboard.
• The device beams data across the room.
• They were beamed down to the planet.

Cómo se usa: beam someone up (The spaceship beamed the explorers up.); beam something to someone/something (She beamed the file to another device.)

Sinónimos: transmit, teleport

Expresiones frecuentes: beam someone up, beam something across, beam something to someone