rebate

reembolso, devolución

Dinero que te devuelven después de haber pagado por algo.

En inglés sencillo: Money returned to you after you have already paid for something.

• I received a tax rebate.
• The company sent our rebate last week.
• Did you claim the rebate after buying the fridge?

Cómo se usa: rebate on something (You can claim a rebate on the installation cost.)

Sinónimos: partial refund, refund

Expresiones frecuentes: tax rebate, cash rebate, claim a rebate

descuento, rebaja

Cantidad que se resta del precio o del pago que normalmente habría que hacer.

En inglés sencillo: An amount taken off the price or payment you would otherwise have to pay.

• We received a rebate on the price.
• The supplier deducted the rebate from our bill.
• Large orders qualify for a small rebate.

Cómo se usa: rebate on something (The supplier offered a rebate on large orders.)

Sinónimos: discount, deduction, reduction

Expresiones frecuentes: price rebate, rebate on something, offer a rebate

rebajo, galce

Corte rectangular en el borde de madera u otro material, que sirve para encajar piezas.

En inglés sencillo: A rectangular cut along the edge of wood or another material, used to fit pieces together.

• Cut a rebate along this edge.
• The glass fits into the frame’s rebate.
• The carpenter checked both rebates before joining the boards.

Sinónimos: rabbet

Expresiones frecuentes: cut a rebate, rebate joint, window frame rebate

pisón para mortero

Bloque de madera unido a un mango largo, usado para golpear mortero de construcción.

En inglés sencillo: A wooden block attached to a long handle, used for beating mortar.

• The worker lifted the rebate.
• He used a rebate to beat the mortar.
• The old rebate had a long wooden handle.

Sinónimos: mortar beater

Expresiones frecuentes: wooden rebate, rebate handle

reembolsar, descontar

Restar una cantidad de una factura o devolver parte de un pago.

En inglés sencillo: To take an amount off a bill or return part of a payment.

• The company will rebate the fee.
• They rebated part of the payment to us.
• The seller agreed to rebate ten percent of the price.

Cómo se usa: rebate something to someone (The company rebated the delivery charge to us.)

Sinónimos: refund, deduct

Expresiones frecuentes: rebate the cost, rebate part of something, rebate someone’s fees

reducir, disminuir

Hacer que algo sea más pequeño, más débil o menos grave.

En inglés sencillo: To make something smaller, weaker, or less serious.

• Time may rebate his anger.
• The news rebated her fear.
• Nothing could rebate the force of his ambition.

Sinónimos: reduce, lessen, diminish

Antónimos: increase

Expresiones frecuentes: rebate someone’s anger, rebate the force

despuntar, embotar

Quitar la punta o el filo de algo, especialmente de un arma usada para practicar.

En inglés sencillo: To make a sharp point or edge blunt, especially on a weapon used for practice.

• They rebated the lance before practice.
• The smith will rebate the sharp point.
• Both weapons had been rebated for the tournament.

Sinónimos: blunt, dull

Antónimos: sharpen

Expresiones frecuentes: rebate a lance, rebate the point

rebajar, hacer un galce

Cortar un hueco rectangular en el borde de un material para encajar otra pieza.

En inglés sencillo: To cut a rectangular space along the edge of a material so another piece can fit into it.

• Rebate the edge of this board.
• The carpenter rebated the frame to hold the glass.
• Both pieces must be rebated before assembly.

Sinónimos: rabbet

Expresiones frecuentes: rebate an edge, rebate the frame, rebate a board