submarine

submarino

Embarcación que puede navegar y funcionar bajo la superficie del mar.

En inglés sencillo: A vessel that can travel and operate below the surface of the sea.

• The submarine went underwater.
• Several submarines took part in the naval exercise.
• The crew spent a month aboard a nuclear submarine.

Sinónimos: sub

Expresiones frecuentes: nuclear submarine, submarine crew, aboard a submarine

submarino

Que está bajo el mar, se relaciona con ese medio o está diseñado para usarse allí.

En inglés sencillo: Under the sea, connected with being under the sea, or designed for use there.

• A submarine cable connects the islands.
• Scientists mapped a submarine volcano near the coast.
• The company repaired its submarine pipeline last summer.

Sinónimos: undersea, underwater

Expresiones frecuentes: submarine cable, submarine volcano, submarine pipeline

oculto, secreto

Que se mantiene oculto o no se da a conocer a los demás.

En inglés sencillo: Kept hidden or not made known to other people.

• The company faced a submarine patent claim.
• A submarine patent remained hidden while the industry adopted the technology.
• Lawyers warned that submarine patents could threaten the new product.

Sinónimos: hidden, undisclosed, secret

Antónimos: disclosed, public

Expresiones frecuentes: submarine patent, submarine patent application

deslizarse bajo el cinturón

Deslizarse hacia delante por debajo del cinturón de seguridad en un choque o una frenada brusca.

En inglés sencillo: To slide forward under your seat belt during a crash or sudden stop.

• The dummy submarined during the crash test.
• A reclining passenger can submarine under the lap belt.
• The new seat design reduces the chance that occupants will submarine.

Cómo se usa: submarine under a seat belt (A badly positioned passenger may submarine under the seat belt.)

Expresiones frecuentes: submarine under something, submarine during impact