fibre

fibra, fibra alimentaria

Parte de los alimentos vegetales que el cuerpo no digiere por completo y que facilita el tránsito intestinal.

En inglés sencillo: The part of plant foods your body cannot fully digest, which helps food move through your body.

• Fruit provides useful fibre.
• We switched to bread with more fibre.
• How much fibre does this meal contain?

Sinónimos: roughage, dietary fibre

Expresiones frecuentes: dietary fibre, fibre intake, rich in fibre

fibra

Hilos muy finos presentes en los tejidos o las plantas.

En inglés sencillo: Very thin threads found in cloth or plants.

• The cloth contains cotton fibre.
• Tough fibres run through the vegetable stems.
• These plant fibres can be woven into cloth.

Sinónimos: strand, filament

Expresiones frecuentes: cotton fibre, plant fibre, vegetable fibre, a cotton fibre

fibra óptica

Hilos finos de vidrio que transmiten información mediante luz y permiten conexiones rápidas, como las de internet.

En inglés sencillo: Thin glass threads that carry information as light, used for fast internet and other connections.

• Our street now has fibre.
• The company installed fibre throughout the building.
• Is fibre broadband available in your village?

Sinónimos: optical fibre, fibre optics

Expresiones frecuentes: fibre broadband, fibre connection, fibre cable

fibra

Material formado por muchos hilos finos, usado para fabricar tejidos y otros productos.

En inglés sencillo: Material consisting of many thin threads, used to make cloth and other products.

• The bag is made from plant fibre.
• They use natural fibre for their carpets.
• This factory produces synthetic fibre for clothing.

Expresiones frecuentes: natural fibre, synthetic fibre, plant fibre