Usage examples of "base metal" in English with translation to Spanish

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Touch the base of the lamp once to turn it on and twice to turn it off. Toque la base de la lámpara una vez para prenderla y dos veces para apagarla.
Is this made out of wood or metal? ¿Esto está hecho de madera o de metal?
We just got to first base. No hemos pasado de besarnos.
The sculptor said the work represented a window to the sky, but to me it looked like a senseless twisted piece of metal. El escultor dijo que la obra representaba una ventana al cielo, pero a mí me parecía un trozo de metal retorcido y sin sentido.
The area of a triangle is half of the area of the rectangle with equivalent base and height. El área de un triángulo es la mitad del área del rectángulo con base y altura equivalentes.
Metal cases are undoubtedly tougher, but much more expensive. Las cajas de metal son sin lugar a dudas más resistentes, pero mucho más caras.
I have tried to compile the ideas that you proposed prior to the meeting, so that we can use them as the base for the discussion. He tratado de compilar las ideas que propusiste antes de la junta, de manera que podamos utilizarlas como base para la discusión.
The metal bowl is expensive. El tazón de metal es caro.
We have just gotten to first base. Solo hemos llegado a darnos besos.
They say metal boxes are great heat conductors. Dicen que las cajas de metal son unos conductores del calor excelentes.
What do you base your theory on? ¿En qué basas tu teoría?
Metal contracts when cooled. El metal se contrae al enfriarse.
There's a secret base on the moon. Hay una base secreta en la luna.
Is it made of wood or metal? ¿Esto está hecho de madera o de metal?
Iron is a very useful metal. El hierro es un metal muy útil.
Rust is gradually eating into the metal parts. El óxido se está comiendo poco a poco las partes de metal.
There are four trash cans in the school: one for paper, one for plastic, and two more for glass and metal. Hay cuatro tachos de basura en la escuela: uno para papel, otro para plástico y otros dos para vidrio y metal.
Give me a metal bucket with oil. Pásame un balde metálico con aceite.
Lead is a metal. El plomo es un metal.
Iron is the most useful metal. El hierro es el metal más útil.
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