cap

gorra

Prenda pequeña que se ajusta a la cabeza y suele tener una visera rígida delante.

En inglés sencillo: A small hat that fits closely around your head, often with a stiff front edge.

• He wears a red cap.
• She took off her cap indoors.
• The players threw their caps into the air.

Sinónimos: hat

Expresiones frecuentes: baseball cap, wear a cap, flat cap

tapón, tapa

Pieza pequeña que cierra o protege el extremo de una botella, un bolígrafo o un tubo.

En inglés sencillo: A small cover that closes or protects the end of a bottle, pen, pipe, or similar object.

• Put the cap on the bottle.
• I lost the cap of my pen.
• These plastic caps keep dirt out of the pipes.

Sinónimos: lid, cover

Expresiones frecuentes: bottle cap, pen cap, remove the cap

límite, tope

Cantidad o nivel máximo permitido oficialmente.

En inglés sencillo: The highest amount or level officially allowed.

• The company introduced a spending cap.
• A cap on ticket prices helped families.
• The government raised the cap last year.

Cómo se usa: cap on something (There is a cap on annual rent increases.)

Sinónimos: limit, ceiling

Expresiones frecuentes: spending cap, cap on something, price cap

sombrero

Parte ancha de arriba de una seta.

En inglés sencillo: The broad top part of a mushroom.

• The mushroom has a brown cap.
• Small drops of water covered the caps.
• Look underneath the cap to see the gills.

Expresiones frecuentes: mushroom cap, cap and stem, rounded cap

corona, funda

Cubierta artificial que se coloca sobre un diente dañado.

En inglés sencillo: An artificial cover placed over a damaged tooth.

• My tooth needs a cap.
• The dentist fitted two porcelain caps.
• His gold cap showed when he smiled.

Cómo se usa: cap on a tooth (The dentist put a cap on my broken tooth.)

Sinónimos: crown

Expresiones frecuentes: dental cap, gold cap, cap on something

detonador

Pequeño dispositivo explosivo que hace estallar una cantidad mayor de explosivo.

En inglés sencillo: A small explosive device used to make a larger amount of explosive go off.

• The cap sets off the larger charge.
• Workers checked the blasting caps before use.
• A faulty cap prevented the explosion.

Sinónimos: detonator

Expresiones frecuentes: blasting cap, detonator cap, explosive cap

limitar

Establecer la cantidad o el nivel máximo permitido.

En inglés sencillo: To set the highest amount or level that is allowed.

• They plan to cap spending.
• Rent increases were capped at three percent.
• Should the government cap energy prices?

Cómo se usa: cap something at an amount (The council capped the fee at twenty pounds.)

Sinónimos: limit, restrict

Expresiones frecuentes: cap spending, cap something at, cap rent increases

tapar

Cerrar o proteger algo colocando una tapa en su extremo o encima.

En inglés sencillo: To close or protect something by putting a cover on its end or top.

• Cap the bottle after use.
• The plumber capped the leaking pipe.
• All the containers were capped tightly.

Sinónimos: seal, cover, close

Antónimos: uncap

Expresiones frecuentes: cap a bottle, cap a pipe, cap a pen