palanca



Inflexiones de 'palanca' (nf): fpl: palancas
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
palanca nf(barra para alzar pesos)lever n
 Necesitamos una palanca para levantar ese tronco.
 We need a lever to lift this trunk up.
palanca nf(medio para conseguir algo) (figurative)lever n
  driver, vehicle n
 Las políticas del Gobierno fueron una palanca para hacer crecer la economía.
palanca nfAmL: coloquial (persona influyente que da favores)leverage, influence n
 (less formal)pull n
 Ese nombramiento es muy sospechoso. Para mí que ese tipo tenía una palanca dentro del Ministerio.
 That nomination is very suspicious. I have a feeling that guy had some sort of leverage (or: influence) within the ministry.
 Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
SpanishEnglish
palanca nf(herramienta: pata de cabra)crowbar, claw bar n
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
agarrar a alguien para la palanca loc verbCL: coloquial (hacerle bromas a alguien)play a prank on [sb] v expr
  joke with [sb], mess [sb] around v expr
hacer palanca loc verb(alzar pesos con barra)lever⇒ vtr
 Alcánzame ese palo que está ahí para hacer palanca y levantar el motor.
 Pass me that stick that's over there so I can lever the motor and lift it.
palanca de cambios nf + loc adj(mecanismo del automóvil) (UK)gear lever, gearstick, gear stick n
 (US)gearshift, shift lever n
 Para accionar la palanca de cambios, primero hay que pisar el embrague.
 You must step on the clutch before using the gear stick.
 Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'palanca' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
alzaprima - apalancamiento - apalancar - brazo - cambio - cambio de marchas - desmontable - desmontador - fulcro - joystick - maneta - palanquear - pedal - pituto
English:
arm - lever - jimmy - right people - shifter - crowbar - wrecking bar - shift - stick - influential - leverage - pry - joystick - gearshift - tappet - throttler - toggle switch - lever arm - levers of power - pry open - wedge open - crowbar open - prize open - prize - gate - bell crank - control stick - starting handle - prize out - stick shift

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