line

línea, raya

Marca larga y estrecha que puede ser recta o curva.

En inglés sencillo: A long, thin mark that can be straight or curved.

• Draw a straight line.
• She drew two lines across the page.
• Follow the blue line on the map.

Expresiones frecuentes: draw a line, straight line, curved line

cola, fila

Fila de personas que esperan su turno.

En inglés sencillo: A row of people waiting for their turn.

• The line is very long.
• We waited in line for an hour.
• Please go to the back of the line.

Cómo se usa: in line for something (We stood in line for tickets.)

Sinónimos: queue

Expresiones frecuentes: wait in line, join the line, long line

fila, hilera

Conjunto de personas o cosas colocadas unas junto a otras o unas detrás de otras.

En inglés sencillo: People or things arranged one beside another or one behind another.

• Put the chairs in a line.
• A line of houses faced the river.
• The soldiers stood in two straight lines.

Cómo se usa: a line of someone/something (A line of trees stood beside the road.)

Sinónimos: row

Expresiones frecuentes: a line of trees, in a line, straight line

línea

Cable o conexión que transmite llamadas telefónicas o señales de internet.

En inglés sencillo: A cable or connection carrying telephone calls or internet signals.

• The phone line is dead.
• Please hold; she is on another line.
• The storm damaged several telephone lines.

Sinónimos: connection

Expresiones frecuentes: phone line, busy line, on the line

frase, réplica

Palabras que dice un personaje en una obra o película, o una frase breve preparada de antemano.

En inglés sencillo: Words spoken by a character in a play or film, or a short prepared remark.

• I forgot my next line.
• The actors practised their lines together.
• His opening line made the audience laugh.

Expresiones frecuentes: learn your lines, opening line, pickup line

alinear

Colocar personas o cosas en una fila recta.

En inglés sencillo: To put people or things in a straight row.

• Line up the chairs.
• She lined her shoes up by the door.
• The teacher lined the children up in pairs.

Cómo se usa: line something up (Line the bottles up on the shelf.)

Sinónimos: arrange, align

Expresiones frecuentes: line something up, line up chairs

hacer cola, formar fila

Colocarse en una fila con otras personas para esperar el turno.

En inglés sencillo: To stand with other people in a row while waiting for your turn.

• Please line up here.
• We lined up outside the cinema.
• People were lining up to buy bread.

Cómo se usa: line up for something (People lined up for free tickets.)

Sinónimos: queue, queue up

Expresiones frecuentes: line up here, line up outside, line up for something

alinear

Mover algo para que su borde o su posición coincida con los de otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To move something so its edge or position matches another thing.

• Line up the two edges.
• I lined the camera up with the centre of the door.
• The holes must line up exactly.

Cómo se usa: line something up with something (Line the edge up with the mark.)

Sinónimos: align

Expresiones frecuentes: line something up, line up with something