mesh

malla

Material de hilos o alambres entrecruzados, con muchos agujeros pequeños entre ellos.

En inglés sencillo: Material made from crossing wires or threads, with many small holes between them.

• The window is covered with mesh.
• A wire mesh fence surrounds the garden.
• The bag has small mesh pockets.

Sinónimos: netting

Expresiones frecuentes: wire mesh, fine mesh, mesh fence, mesh screen

luz de malla

Uno de los agujeros entre los hilos o alambres de una red.

En inglés sencillo: One of the holes between the threads or wires of a net.

• Each mesh is too small for the fish to escape.
• The fisherman checked the size of each mesh.
• A twig was caught in one mesh of the net.

Sinónimos: opening

Expresiones frecuentes: size of mesh, each mesh, small mesh

encajar, armonizar

Encajar bien o funcionar bien juntos.

En inglés sencillo: To fit or work well together.

• Our personalities mesh well.
• His plans did not mesh with mine.
• The music meshed perfectly with the pictures.

Cómo se usa: mesh with something (Her teaching style meshes with the school’s approach.)

Sinónimos: fit, harmonize

Antónimos: clash

Expresiones frecuentes: mesh well, mesh with something

engranar

Encajar de modo que los dientes de una pieza entren en los huecos de otra.

En inglés sencillo: To fit together so that the teeth of one part enter the spaces in another.

• The gears mesh smoothly.
• These teeth do not mesh with the other wheel.
• The mechanic adjusted the gears until they meshed.

Cómo se usa: mesh with something (The small gear meshes with the larger wheel.)

Sinónimos: interlock, engage

Antónimos: disengage

Expresiones frecuentes: gears mesh, mesh with something