cement

cemento

Material que se endurece al mezclarse con agua y sirve para unir otros materiales de construcción.

En inglés sencillo: A building material that becomes hard when mixed with water and holds other materials together.

• We need another bag of cement.
• The workers mixed cement with water and sand.
• This cement holds the bricks together.

Expresiones frecuentes: mix cement, bag of cement, wet cement, cement powder

vínculo, lazo

Algo que mantiene a las personas o a un grupo firmemente unidos.

En inglés sencillo: Something that keeps people or a group firmly together.

• Trust is the cement of their friendship.
• Shared memories became the cement of the community.
• Love provided the cement that held the family together.

Cómo se usa: the cement of something (Mutual respect is the cement of this partnership.)

Sinónimos: bond, glue

Expresiones frecuentes: cement of something, social cement

afianzar, consolidar

Hacer más firme y duradera una relación, una posición o un resultado.

En inglés sencillo: To make a relationship, position, or result stronger and more certain to last.

• The visit cemented their friendship.
• This victory cemented her position as team captain.
• Years of reliable service have cemented the company’s reputation.

Sinónimos: strengthen, secure, consolidate

Antónimos: weaken

Expresiones frecuentes: cement a relationship, cement someone’s position, cement a reputation

cementar, unir

Unir o fijar objetos con un material que se endurece.

En inglés sencillo: To join or fix things firmly using a material that hardens.

• They cemented the stones together.
• We cemented the posts into the ground.
• The builder will cement the tiles to the wall.

Cómo se usa: cement something together (We cemented the blocks together.); cement something into something (He cemented the pole into the ground.); cement something to something (They cemented the slab to its base.)

Sinónimos: fix, bond

Expresiones frecuentes: cement something together, cement something into, cement something to

cementar

Cubrir una superficie con cemento, un material de construcción que se endurece.

En inglés sencillo: To cover a surface with a building material that hardens.

• They cemented the cellar floor.
• We need to cement this rough surface.
• The workers cemented the walls before painting them.

Expresiones frecuentes: cement a floor, cement a wall