Significado de belt en inglés
beltbelt1 /belt/ noun [countable] 
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a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decorationbanda de cuero, tela u otro material que se lleva alrededor de la cintura para sujetar la ropa o como decoración: 
He unbuckled his leather belt.Él desabrochó su cinturón de cuero.2a large area of land that has particular features or where particular people livegran área de terreno con características particulares o donde vive un tipo específico de personas: America’s farming beltel cinturón agrícola de América the green (=countryside) belt British Englishthe green belt (=zona rural) inglés británico → green belt3a circular band of something such as rubber that connects or moves parts of a machinebanda circular de caucho u otro material que conecta o mueve las partes de una máquina → conveyor belt, fan belt4below the belt informalinformal unfair or cruelinjusto o cruel: That was a bit below the belt, Paul.Eso estuvo un poco fuera de lugar, Paul. The comments hit below the belt (=they were unfair or cruel).Los comentarios fueron un golpe bajo (=fueron injustos o crueles).5have something under your belt to have achieved something useful or importanthaber logrado algo útil o importante: a secretary with several years’ experience under her beltuna secretaria con varios años de experiencia a sus espaldas6belt and braces British English informalinformal a belt and braces way of doing something is one in which you do more than necessary in order to make sure that it succeedsuna forma "belt and braces" de hacer algo es aquella en que se hace más de lo necesario para garantizar su éxito → black belt, garter belt, safety belt, seat belt, suspender belt, → tighten your belt at tighten(6)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Acepción 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + beltADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + belta wide belt· Along the coast is a wide belt of sand dunes.· A lo largo de la costa hay una amplia franja de dunas de arena.a narrow belt· The tree grows in a narrow belt around the western Mediterranean.· El árbol crece en una estrecha franja alrededor del Mediterráneo occidental.the green belt British English (=land around a city where building is not allowed)· the government's commitment to protecting the green belt· el compromiso del gobierno de proteger el cinturón verdea mountain belt (=a long and wide area of mountains)· mountain belts such as the Himalayas· cinturones montañosos como el Himalayaa coastal belt (=land along the coast)· The wide coastal belt is a flat plain, partially wooded.· La amplia franja costera es una llanura plana, parcialmente arbolada.an industrial belt (=where there are a lot of factories etc)· the northern industrial belt of the United States· el cinturón industrial del norte de los Estados Unidosthe corn/cotton/wheat belt (=where corn/cotton etc is grown)· Western Australia's wheat belt· el cinturón triguero de Australia Occidentalthe commuter belt British English (=an area around a large city from where people travel to work in the city every day)· House prices are high in the London commuter belt.· Los precios de las viviendas son altos en la zona de commuters de Londres.the stockbroker belt British English (=an area around a city where rich people who work in the city live)· wealthy families living in the stockbroker belt· familias adineradas que viven en el cinturón residencial de los agentes de bolsa
Ver todas las traducciones1a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decorationbanda de cuero, tela u otro material que se lleva alrededor de la cintura para sujetar la ropa o como decoración: He unbuckled his leather belt.Él desabrochó su cinturón de cuero.2a large area of land that has particular features or where particular people livegran área de terreno con características particulares o donde vive un tipo específico de personas: America’s farming beltel cinturón agrícola de América the green (=countryside) belt British Englishthe green belt (=zona rural) inglés británico → green belt3a circular band of something such as rubber that connects or moves parts of a machinebanda circular de caucho u otro material que conecta o mueve las partes de una máquina → conveyor belt, fan belt4below the belt informalinformal unfair or cruelinjusto o cruel: That was a bit below the belt, Paul.Eso estuvo un poco fuera de lugar, Paul. The comments hit below the belt (=they were unfair or cruel).Los comentarios fueron un golpe bajo (=fueron injustos o crueles).5have something under your belt to have achieved something useful or importanthaber logrado algo útil o importante: a secretary with several years’ experience under her beltuna secretaria con varios años de experiencia a sus espaldas6belt and braces British English informalinformal a belt and braces way of doing something is one in which you do more than necessary in order to make sure that it succeedsuna forma "belt and braces" de hacer algo es aquella en que se hace más de lo necesario para garantizar su éxito → black belt, garter belt, safety belt, seat belt, suspender belt, → tighten your belt at tighten(6)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Acepción 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + beltADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + belta wide belt· Along the coast is a wide belt of sand dunes.· A lo largo de la costa hay una amplia franja de dunas de arena.a narrow belt· The tree grows in a narrow belt around the western Mediterranean.· El árbol crece en una estrecha franja alrededor del Mediterráneo occidental.the green belt British English (=land around a city where building is not allowed)· the government's commitment to protecting the green belt· el compromiso del gobierno de proteger el cinturón verdea mountain belt (=a long and wide area of mountains)· mountain belts such as the Himalayas· cinturones montañosos como el Himalayaa coastal belt (=land along the coast)· The wide coastal belt is a flat plain, partially wooded.· La amplia franja costera es una llanura plana, parcialmente arbolada.an industrial belt (=where there are a lot of factories etc)· the northern industrial belt of the United States· el cinturón industrial del norte de los Estados Unidosthe corn/cotton/wheat belt (=where corn/cotton etc is grown)· Western Australia's wheat belt· el cinturón triguero de Australia Occidentalthe commuter belt British English (=an area around a large city from where people travel to work in the city every day)· House prices are high in the London commuter belt.· Los precios de las viviendas son altos en la zona de commuters de Londres.the stockbroker belt British English (=an area around a city where rich people who work in the city live)· wealthy families living in the stockbroker belt· familias adineradas que viven en el cinturón residencial de los agentes de bolsabeltbelt2 verb 1hit [transitive] informalinformal to hit someone or something hardgolpear fuerte a alguien o algo: Dan belted the ball towards the goal.Dan pateó el balón con fuerza hacia la portería.2go quickly [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English spokenoral to go somewhere very fastir a algún lugar muy rápido SYN chargebelt down/along etc We were belting down the motorway at 95 miles per hour.Íbamos a toda velocidad por la autopista a 95 millas por hora.3fasten [transitive] to fasten something with a beltsujetar algo con un cinturón: Maria belted her raincoat firmly.María se abrochó el cinturón del impermeable firmemente. a dress belted loosely at the waistun vestido ceñido holgadamente a la cintura con un cinturónbelt something ↔ out phrasal verb to sing a song or play an instrument loudlycantar una canción o tocar un instrumento en voz alta: She was belting out old Broadway favourites.Estaba cantando a todo pulmón los clásicos favoritos de Broadway.belt up phrasal verb British English1 spokenoral used to tell someone rudely to be quietusado para decirle groseramente a alguien que se calle2informalinformal to fasten your seat belt in a vehicleabrocharse el cinturón de seguridad en un vehículo
1hit [transitive] informalinformal to hit someone or something hardgolpear fuerte a alguien o algo: Dan belted the ball towards the goal.Dan pateó el balón con fuerza hacia la portería.2go quickly [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English spokenoral to go somewhere very fastir a algún lugar muy rápido SYN chargebelt down/along etc We were belting down the motorway at 95 miles per hour.Íbamos a toda velocidad por la autopista a 95 millas por hora.3fasten [transitive] to fasten something with a beltsujetar algo con un cinturón: Maria belted her raincoat firmly.María se abrochó el cinturón del impermeable firmemente. a dress belted loosely at the waistun vestido ceñido holgadamente a la cintura con un cinturónbelt something ↔ out phrasal verb to sing a song or play an instrument loudlycantar una canción o tocar un instrumento en voz alta: She was belting out old Broadway favourites.Estaba cantando a todo pulmón los clásicos favoritos de Broadway.belt up phrasal verb British English1 spokenoral used to tell someone rudely to be quietusado para decirle groseramente a alguien que se calle2informalinformal to fasten your seat belt in a vehicleabrocharse el cinturón de seguridad en un vehículo