Today's
WOTD is: "cremallera" = zip/ zipper
In Spanish, “cremallera”
is a
feminine noun of French origin, the main meaning of which is zip/
zipper.
The Spanish noun
“cremallera”
is also commonly used as a mechanical term to refer to a 'rack
and pinion'
gear system.
Some expressions with the
word “cremallera”
are:
- Abrir la cremallera (to unfasten the zip/ zipper);
- Abrochar la cremallera (to fasten the zip/ zipper);
- Bajar la cremallera (to unfasten the zip/ zipper);
- Cerrar la cremallera (to fasten the zip/ zipper);
- Cremallera de la dirección (steering system rack and pinion mechanism);
- Desabrochar la cremallera (to unfasten the zip/ zipper);
- Dirección de cremallera (rack and pinion steering system);
- Subir la cremallera (to fasten the zip/ zipper);
Some
examples of the use of the word "cremallera"
are:
- La cremallera se abrió sola (the zip/zipper opened/ unfastened by itself);
- Abrocha la cremallera del vestido (fasten the zip/zipper on the dress);
- La cremallera se bajó sola (the zip/zipper opened/ unfastened by itself);
- Cierra la cremallera del vestido (fasten the zip/zipper on the dress);
- Hay que cambiar la cremallera de la dirección (the rack and pinion mechanism needs replacing);
- Un coche con dirección de cremallera (a car with rack and pinion steering system);
- Sube la cremallera del vestido (fasten the zip/zipper on the dress);
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