gear Significado & definición

Significado de gear en español

• 0 the parts in a car or bicycle that control how fast the wheels turn -- marcha, velocidad

  • I have a mountain bike with 21 gears.

• 1 a particular position of the gears in a car, bicycle, etc. that controls how fast the wheels turn -- primera, segunda, tercera, etc. (marcha)

  • I left the car in first gear.

• 2 to change the position of the gears to make a vehicle go faster or more slowly -- cambiar de marcha

  • I changed gear going up the hill.

• 3 the clothes and things that you use for a particular purpose -- equipo

  • sports gear

• 4 a part of a vehicle that controls the speed of the wheels -- velocidad [ feminine ]

  • How many gears does this bicycle have? ¿Cuántas marchas tiene esta bicicleta?

  • first/second/third etc. gear primera/segunda/tercera etc. marcha

  • to change gear cambiar de marcha

• 5 clothes or equipment for an activity -- equipo [ masculine ]

  • skiing gear equipo de esquí

• 6 made suitable for -- dirigir a

  • a show that’s geared toward children rather than adults un espectáculo dirigido a los niños en lugar de a los adultos