dial in

participar por teléfono

Unirse a una reunión o conversación por teléfono.

En inglés sencillo: To join a meeting or discussion by telephone.

• Can you dial in at ten?
• She dialed in to the meeting from her hotel.
• Three colleagues are dialing in from abroad.

Cómo se usa: dial in to something (I’ll dial in to the meeting at noon.)

Sinónimos: join by phone

Expresiones frecuentes: dial in to something, dial in from home

ajustar, afinar

Ajustar cuidadosamente una máquina o sus parámetros hasta que funcione como se desea.

En inglés sencillo: To adjust a machine or its settings carefully until it works as wanted.

• We need to dial in the settings.
• He dialed in the suspension before the race.
• Have you dialed the sound in yet?

Cómo se usa: dial in something (The engineer dialed in the correct pressure.); dial something in (She dialed the camera settings in.)

Sinónimos: adjust, fine-tune, configure

Expresiones frecuentes: dial in settings, dial something in

ajustar la preparación del café

Ajustar la preparación del café hasta conseguir el sabor deseado.

En inglés sencillo: To adjust how coffee is made until its taste is right.

• Let’s dial in this coffee.
• She dialed in the new beans by changing the grind size.
• How long did it take to dial in the espresso?

Cómo se usa: dial in something (The barista dialed in the espresso before opening.)

Sinónimos: fine-tune

Expresiones frecuentes: dial in espresso, dial in coffee

conectarse por teléfono

Conectarse a un sistema informático o servicio mediante una línea telefónica.

En inglés sencillo: To connect to a computer system or service using a telephone line.

• Users dial in through a modem.
• I dialed in to the server from home.
• You need a password before you can dial in.

Cómo se usa: dial in to something (Staff dialed in to the company’s server.)

Sinónimos: connect

Antónimos: disconnect

Expresiones frecuentes: dial in remotely, dial in to something

sintonizar, adaptarse

Entender una idea o situación y adaptar a ella la forma de pensar o actuar.

En inglés sencillo: To understand an idea or situation and adjust your thinking or actions to it.

• We must dial in to their needs.
• She quickly dialed in to the team’s way of thinking.
• Have the managers dialed in to the new priorities?

Cómo se usa: dial in to something (The team dialed in to what customers needed.)

Sinónimos: tune in, get attuned

Expresiones frecuentes: dial in to something, quickly dial in

moderar, reducir

Reducir algo excesivo hasta alcanzar un nivel adecuado.

En inglés sencillo: To reduce something excessive until it reaches a suitable level.

• You need to dial in that aggression.
• She dialed her enthusiasm in during the serious discussion.
• He was too pushy, but eventually dialed it in.

Cómo se usa: dial something in (He dialed his aggression in after the warning.)

Sinónimos: tone down, moderate

Antónimos: intensify

Expresiones frecuentes: dial something in, dial in aggression