traction

tracción, agarre

Adherencia que permite a las ruedas avanzar sobre una superficie sin resbalar.

En inglés sencillo: The grip that lets wheels move along a surface without slipping.

• The tyres lost traction on the ice.
• These shoes provide better traction on wet rocks.
• Does this vehicle have enough traction for muddy roads?

Sinónimos: grip

Expresiones frecuentes: lose traction, gain traction, better traction

impulso, aceptación

Avance de una idea, un plan o un producto al conseguir más atención o apoyo.

En inglés sencillo: Progress made as an idea, plan, or product gains attention or support.

• The idea is gaining traction.
• Our campaign got little traction last year.
• The product gained traction with younger customers.

Cómo se usa: gain traction with someone (The proposal gained traction with local voters.)

Sinónimos: momentum

Expresiones frecuentes: gain traction, get traction, traction with someone

tracción

Tratamiento que tira continuamente de una parte lesionada del cuerpo para mantener los huesos en su posición correcta.

En inglés sencillo: Treatment that steadily pulls an injured body part to help bones stay in the right position.

• His leg is in traction.
• The doctor applied traction to the injured limb.
• She spent several days in traction after the accident.

Cómo se usa: be in traction (He was in traction for two weeks.)

Expresiones frecuentes: in traction, apply traction, skeletal traction

tracción

Acción de usar fuerza motriz para arrastrar algo sobre una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: The act of using power to pull something across a surface.

• The railway uses electric traction.
• Steam traction once powered these trains.
• The engineers tested the new traction motor.

Sinónimos: haulage

Expresiones frecuentes: electric traction, steam traction, traction motor