combine

combinar, mezclar

Juntar dos o más cosas, o realizar dos actividades a la vez.

En inglés sencillo: To put two or more things together, or do two activities together.

• Combine the eggs and milk.
• The two teams combined their resources.
• Can you combine studying with a part-time job?

Cómo se usa: combine A with B (Combine the flour with the butter.); combine A and B (We combined our savings and bought a car.)

Sinónimos: join, mix, merge

Antónimos: separate

Expresiones frecuentes: combine ingredients, combine forces, combine work and pleasure

combinar, reunir

Tener dos o más cualidades o características diferentes al mismo tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To have two or more different qualities or features together.

• The bag combines style and strength.
• Her cooking combines old traditions with fresh ideas.
• These shoes combine comfort and elegance.

Cómo se usa: combine A with B (The design combines beauty with practical features.); combine A and B (This chair combines comfort and style.)

Sinónimos: unite, blend

Expresiones frecuentes: combine beauty and strength, combine style and comfort

cosechadora

Máquina agrícola grande que corta los cereales y separa el grano del resto de la planta.

En inglés sencillo: A large farm machine that cuts grain crops and separates the seeds from the plants.

• The farmer drove the combine across the field.
• Two combines harvested the wheat.
• Our combine broke down during the harvest.

Sinónimos: combine harvester

Expresiones frecuentes: combine harvester, drive a combine, combine in something

consorcio, cártel

Grupo de empresas que colaboran para defender sus intereses comunes.

En inglés sencillo: A group of businesses working together to serve their shared interests.

• The firms formed a combine.
• The combine controlled most of the local trade.
• Officials investigated an illegal combine that fixed prices.

Sinónimos: consortium, cartel

Expresiones frecuentes: industrial combine, form a combine, business combine

combinado industrial

Conjunto de fábricas administradas como una sola organización en un país socialista.

En inglés sencillo: A group of factories run together as one organization in a socialist country.

• She worked at a steel combine.
• The state combine included five factories.
• Several industrial combines supplied machinery to the region.

Sinónimos: industrial complex

Expresiones frecuentes: steel combine, industrial combine, state combine