OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5908

gear

/ɡɪə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aparejo • aparejos • apero • aperos • avíos • bártulos • enseres • macundales • menesteres • pertrecho • pertrechos • recado • tarecos • tereques • trastos • trebejos
Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
cambio • marcha
A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
merca
Recreational drugs, including steroids.
"Have you got any gear? Dominic, have you got any acid?" Emma kept running her hands nervously through her hair. "Not LSD, man; that last trip freaked me out."
getting on gear
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 5909

gear

/ɡɪə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
engranar
To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.