deck

cubierta

Suelo de un barco, especialmente la zona exterior al aire libre.

En inglés sencillo: A floor on a ship or boat, especially the open area outside.

• We stood on deck and watched the sea.
• The sailors cleaned the wooden deck.
• Passengers gathered on the upper deck.

Expresiones frecuentes: on deck, upper deck, deck of something

baraja

Conjunto completo de cartas para jugar.

En inglés sencillo: A complete set of cards used for playing games.

• I bought a new deck of cards.
• Shuffle the deck before we play.
• Two jokers were missing from the deck.

Sinónimos: pack

Expresiones frecuentes: deck of cards, shuffle the deck

terraza

Zona exterior plana junto a un edificio, donde se puede sentarse o disfrutar de las vistas.

En inglés sencillo: A flat outdoor area attached to a building, where people can sit or enjoy the view.

• We ate lunch on the deck.
• They built a wooden deck behind the house.
• The observation deck offers views across the city.

Sinónimos: terrace

Expresiones frecuentes: wooden deck, observation deck, on the deck

piso, nivel

Piso de un vehículo o estructura, parecido a un nivel de un barco.

En inglés sencillo: A floor or level of a vehicle or structure, similar to a ship’s floor.

• We sat on the bus’s top deck.
• The lower deck has space for bags.
• Cars filled both decks of the parking structure.

Sinónimos: level, floor

Expresiones frecuentes: top deck, upper deck, lower deck

cubierta

Cada nivel interior de un barco, incluido el espacio entre su suelo y el nivel superior.

En inglés sencillo: A level inside a ship, including the space between one floor and the next.

• The crew slept on the lower deck.
• Guns filled the ship’s gun deck.
• This deck contains cabins for forty passengers.

Sinónimos: level

Expresiones frecuentes: gun deck, lower deck

tablero

Parte plana de un puente por la que pasan personas o vehículos.

En inglés sencillo: The flat part of a bridge that carries people or vehicles.

• The bridge deck needs repairs.
• Engineers inspected the concrete deck.
• Traffic stopped while workers replaced part of the deck.

Sinónimos: roadway

Expresiones frecuentes: bridge deck, concrete deck

derribar, tumbar

Golpear a alguien con tanta fuerza que caiga al suelo.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone hard enough to make them fall to the ground.

• He threatened to deck me.
• She decked the attacker with one punch.
• The boxer was decked in the first round.

Sinónimos: knock down, floor

Expresiones frecuentes: deck someone, threaten to deck

adornar, engalanar

Decorar algo o vestir a alguien con ropa vistosa, a menudo para una ocasión especial.

En inglés sencillo: To decorate something or dress someone in attractive clothes, often for a special occasion.

• They decked the hall with flowers.
• She decked herself out in bright clothes.
• We decked out the room for the party.

Cómo se usa: deck something with something (They decked the doorway with ribbons.); deck someone/something out in something (He decked himself out in a gold jacket.)

Sinónimos: decorate, adorn

Expresiones frecuentes: deck out something, deck with something