strand

hebra, mechón, hilo

Una porción fina y alargada de cabello, alambre, hilo o un material parecido.

En inglés sencillo: One thin length of hair, wire, thread, or a similar material.

• A strand of hair covered her eye.
• He twisted three strands of wire together.
• There was one strand of spaghetti left on my plate.

Cómo se usa: a strand of something (A strand of hair fell across her face.)

Sinónimos: thread, filament

Expresiones frecuentes: strand of hair, strand of wire, single strand

hilo, vertiente

Una parte relacionada con otras dentro de una historia, argumento, plan o serie de acontecimientos.

En inglés sencillo: One connected part of a larger story, argument, plan, or set of events.

• This story has several strands.
• The report brings together different strands of evidence.
• One strand of her argument concerns public health.

Cómo se usa: a strand of something (Education is one strand of the government’s policy.)

Sinónimos: thread, element, component

Expresiones frecuentes: strand of thought, strand of evidence, different strand

playa, orilla

Franja de tierra que bordea el mar.

En inglés sencillo: The strip of land along the edge of the sea.

• We walked along the strand.
• Waves washed shells onto the sandy strand.
• The boat lay on a deserted strand.

Sinónimos: shore, beach

Expresiones frecuentes: sandy strand, along the strand, deserted strand

dejar varado, dejar tirado

Dejar a alguien atrapado en un lugar o en dificultades, sin la ayuda que necesita.

En inglés sencillo: To leave someone stuck somewhere or in difficulty, without the help they need.

• The snow stranded us at home.
• A cancelled train stranded hundreds of passengers.
• She was stranded abroad without any money.

Cómo se usa: strand someone somewhere (The cancelled flight stranded us at the airport.); strand someone without something (The breakdown stranded them without transport.)

Sinónimos: leave stuck, abandon

Expresiones frecuentes: strand someone abroad, strand someone somewhere, strand someone without something

encallar, varar

Llevar una embarcación a tierra o a aguas demasiado poco profundas para flotar, o quedar allí atrapada.

En inglés sencillo: To drive a boat onto land or into water too shallow for it to float.

• The storm stranded our boat.
• They stranded the vessel on a sandy beach.
• The ship stranded near the river mouth.

Cómo se usa: strand something on something (The storm stranded the boat on a sandbank.)

Sinónimos: beach, ground

Expresiones frecuentes: strand a boat, strand a ship, strand on sand

dejar corredores en base

Terminar el turno de ataque en béisbol sin que los corredores lleguen al plato y anoten.

En inglés sencillo: To end a baseball team’s turn before its runners can reach home and score.

• The team stranded two runners.
• His strikeout stranded a runner on third base.
• They stranded three runners in the final inning.

Cómo se usa: strand someone on base (The final out stranded two runners on base.)

Sinónimos: leave on base

Expresiones frecuentes: strand a runner, strand two runners, strand runners on base