rig

equipo, plataforma de perforación

Un conjunto de herramientas o una máquina preparados para una tarea concreta.

En inglés sencillo: Equipment or a machine arranged for a particular task.

• The drilling rig needs repairs.
• She built a camera rig for filming underwater.
• Workers installed a new rig on the oil platform.

Sinónimos: equipment, setup

Expresiones frecuentes: drilling rig, oil rig, camera rig

camión, tráiler

Un camión grande, especialmente uno que arrastra un remolque largo.

En inglés sencillo: A large truck, especially one that pulls a long trailer.

• He drives a big rig.
• Several rigs were parked beside the highway.
• The driver loaded his rig before dawn.

Sinónimos: truck, semi

Expresiones frecuentes: big rig, drive a rig, park a rig

aparejo

La disposición y el tipo de velas y mástiles de una embarcación.

En inglés sencillo: The arrangement and type of sails and masts on a boat.

• The boat has a simple rig.
• They changed the yacht to a different sailing rig.
• Its traditional rig includes three masts and square sails.

Cómo se usa: the rig of something (The rig of the boat includes two masts.)

Sinónimos: sail plan

Expresiones frecuentes: sailing rig, sloop rig, rig of something

atuendo, disfraz

Un conjunto de prendas que se llevan juntas, a veces como disfraz.

En inglés sencillo: A set of clothes, sometimes worn as a costume.

• He wore a sailor rig.
• She arrived in a bright new rig.
• We made our own rigs for the costume party.

Sinónimos: outfit, costume

Expresiones frecuentes: fancy rig, sailor rig, new rig

amañar, manipular

Manipular algo en secreto para que el resultado favorezca injustamente a una persona o grupo.

En inglés sencillo: Secretly arrange something so that its result unfairly benefits a particular person or group.

• They tried to rig the election.
• The company was accused of rigging prices.
• Someone had rigged the game so we could never win.

Cómo se usa: rig something in favor of someone (They rigged the contest in favor of their friend.)

Sinónimos: fix, manipulate

Expresiones frecuentes: rig an election, rig a vote, rig a match

improvisar, montar

Construir o preparar algo rápidamente con los materiales disponibles.

En inglés sencillo: Build or arrange something quickly using whatever materials are available.

• We rigged up a simple tent.
• She rigged a light above the table.
• Can you rig something together to keep the rain out?

Cómo se usa: rig something up (We rigged a shelter up with old blankets.); rig something from something (They rigged a bed from wooden boxes.)

Sinónimos: improvise, put together

Expresiones frecuentes: rig up something, rig a shelter, rig something together