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Meaning of guindastre | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
ɡinˈdastɾe

Definitions

  1. tow truck
  2. crane (machine)
  3. windlass; winch
  4. Equivalent to 'Davit': A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship.

Equivalents

Беларуская бра́шпіль лябёдка
Català argue grua
Dansk David
English Crane Davit tow truck winch Windlass
Eesti Taavet
Galego guinche guincho sarillo torno
עברית גורר
Magyar autómentő
Íslenska vinda
日本語 レッカー車
한국어 견인차 대빗 원치
Latina sucula tormentum
Македонски дигалка
Polski kabestan kołowrót korba laweta
Српски čekrk metafora pauk vinč паук чекрк
Tagalog biling-bilingan
Українська аварійка
中文 拖車
ZH-TW 拖車

Examples

“destes por duas palmelas et dous golfoos et cravos para o gindastes dose moravedis”

you gave for two hinges and for nails for the windlass 12 coins

“o caldeiro é grande e negro, e colga dun guindastre (unha viga que xirando pon o caldeiro sobor do lume)”

the cauldron is large and black, and it hangs from a windlass (a pole which, upon winding, can set the cauldron over the fire)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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