intake

ingesta, consumo

Cantidad de comida, bebida, aire u otra sustancia que entra en el cuerpo o en un sistema.

En inglés sencillo: The amount of food, drink, air, or another substance that enters the body or a system.

• Watch your daily salt intake.
• She increased her water intake during the summer.
• What is the recommended intake of this vitamin?

Cómo se usa: intake of something (Reduce your intake of salt.)

Sinónimos: consumption

Expresiones frecuentes: daily intake, salt intake, calorie intake, intake of something

entrada, toma

Abertura por la que entra aire, agua u otro líquido en una tubería o máquina.

En inglés sencillo: An opening where air, water, or another liquid enters a pipe or machine.

• The air intake is blocked.
• Leaves collected around the water intake.
• The mechanic checked both engine intakes.

Sinónimos: inlet

Antónimos: outlet

Expresiones frecuentes: air intake, water intake, intake pipe, intake valve

aspiración, ingestión

Acción de introducir aire, comida u otra sustancia en el cuerpo o en un sistema.

En inglés sencillo: An act of drawing air, food, or another substance into the body or a system.

• There was a sharp intake of breath.
• Each intake of air caused him pain.
• Food intake begins when the animal opens its mouth.

Cómo se usa: an intake of something (We heard a sudden intake of breath.)

Sinónimos: taking in

Expresiones frecuentes: intake of breath, sharp intake, intake of air

inicio del estrechamiento

Punto donde un tubo o cilindro empieza a hacerse más estrecho.

En inglés sencillo: The point where a tube or cylinder starts to become narrower.

• The tube narrows at the intake.
• Measure the diameter just before the intake.
• The drawing marks the intake where the cylinder begins to narrow.

Expresiones frecuentes: cylinder intake, tube intake, intake section