a remolque — meaning & examples
Language: es
Meanings:
- Being towed or pulled by another vehicle or vessel (literal sense).
- Carried or transported behind another craft or vehicle while attached by a tow line.
Examples
BetaEl barco estaba a remolque después de sufrir una avería en el motor.
The boat was being towed after suffering an engine failure.
Durante la tormenta, el yate fue llevado a remolque hasta el puerto más cercano.
During the storm, the yacht was carried in tow to the nearest port.
El vehículo accidentado quedó a remolque mientras esperaban la grúa.
The crashed vehicle was towed while they waited for the tow truck.
La lancha pequeña navegaba a remolque detrás del barco principal.
The small boat was navigating towed behind the main ship.
- Figuratively dependent on someone or something; lacking independence and following another's lead.
- Trailing behind in progress or influence; being outpaced or subordinated to another person, group, or trend.
Examples
BetaCarlos siempre va a remolque de sus amigos y nunca toma decisiones propias.
Carlos is always dependent on his friends and never makes his own decisions.
En el grupo, Ana está a remolque y no contribuye con ideas originales.
In the group, Ana is a follower and doesn’t contribute original ideas.
La empresa pequeña va a remolque de los grandes competidores en innovación tecnológica.
The small company is dependent on the big competitors in technological innovation.
Examples:
- ES: Siempre he vivido a remolque de alguien. Así que ahora será contigo.EN: You always seem to be one step ahead of me.
- ES: Luego tuvieron que llevarme a remolque.EN: Then they got me in tow.
- ES: - No con el hermanito menor a remolque.EN: - Not with baby brother in tow.
- ES: Ahora te llevo a remolque.EN: So I'll tow you then.
- ES: Pero cuatro horas después el pez seguía nadando mar adentro, ... llevando el bote a remolque, ... y el viejo estaba todavía sólidamente afincado.EN: But four hours later, the fish was still swimming steadily out to sea towing the skiff and the old man was still braced solidly.
- ES: Voy a remolque de un pez y yo soy la bita de remolque.EN: I'm being towed by a fish and I'm the towing bitt.
- ES: ¿Va a remolque?EN: He gets towed?
- ES: ¡Va a remolque!EN: He gets towed!
- ES: ¿Para qué me trajo a remolque para acá, entonces?EN: Then why did you drag me here?
- ES: ¡No le traje a remolque!EN: I didn't drag you!
- ES: Objetivamente hablando, estás a remolque de la burguesía española.EN: Objectively speaking, you're following in the wake of the Spanish bourgeoisie.
- ES: Él dijo: "a remolque de" no "al servicio de".EN: He said "in the wake of," not "in the service of."
- ES: Siempre voy a remolque, como una gilipollas.EN: I always go to the trailer, like an asshole.
- ES: Por lo visto, no puede moverse por sí mismo. Lo llevan a remolque y lo protegen buques de guerra.EN: It appears to have had engine trouble, and is being towed away by combat vessels.
- ES: Hasta entonces, siempre había ido a remolque de mi madre, de mi hermana, de Antonet, del mismo Miguel.EN: Until then, it had always gone to my mother's trailer, my sister's of Antonet's, even Miguel's.
- ES: ¡Te sacaré a remolque!EN: I'll drag you behind my car!
- ES: Y se lo llevan a remolque.EN: And they tow it back.
- ES: Se llevan un Range Rover a remolque. - No hay ningún...EN: - Look, They're towing away a Range Rover, - [ All Gasp ]
- ES: Usted no puede lancha a remolque en mi dormitorioEN: You can,t barge into my bedroom!
- ES: Nadie puede andar por la vegetación sin dejar señales... hierba doblada, ramas rotas... especialmente con cautivos a remolque.EN: No one can walk through the wilderness without leaving signs -- bending blades of grass, breaking twigs -- especially with captives in tow.
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