reclaim

recuperar, reclamar

Volver a obtener algo que te pertenece o que tenías antes.

En inglés sencillo: To get back something that belongs to you or that you once had.

• I went to reclaim my bag.
• The team reclaimed the title after ten years.
• You may be able to reclaim the tax you paid.

Cómo se usa: reclaim something from someone/something (She reclaimed her money from the company.)

Sinónimos: recover, get back, retrieve

Antónimos: relinquish

Expresiones frecuentes: reclaim your luggage, reclaim your property, reclaim the title

recuperar, ganar al mar

Hacer que un terreno pueda utilizarse, a menudo drenando agua o reparando daños.

En inglés sencillo: To make land suitable for use, often by draining water or repairing damage.

• They plan to reclaim the old mine site.
• Farmers reclaimed the marsh for growing crops.
• Much of the airport stands on land reclaimed from the sea.

Cómo se usa: reclaim land from something (Engineers reclaimed land from the sea.)

Sinónimos: restore, rehabilitate

Expresiones frecuentes: reclaim land, reclaim a marsh, reclaim damaged land

recuperar, reciclar

Obtener materiales útiles de residuos o de cosas que ya se han usado.

En inglés sencillo: To get useful materials from waste or things that have already been used.

• The plant reclaims water for reuse.
• They reclaimed wood from a demolished house.
• Can we reclaim useful metals from these batteries?

Cómo se usa: reclaim something from something (The factory reclaims copper from old cables.)

Sinónimos: recover, salvage, recycle

Expresiones frecuentes: reclaim waste water, reclaim scrap metal, reclaim old timber

material recuperado

Material obtenido de algo ya usado para poder utilizarlo de nuevo.

En inglés sencillo: Material collected from something already used, so it can be used again.

• The factory mixes rubber reclaim into new products.
• They collected reclaim from the used equipment.
• This batch of reclaim needs further processing.

Sinónimos: recovered material

Expresiones frecuentes: rubber reclaim, cannabis reclaim, collect the reclaim