Meanings (ES + gloss)
calderín • cisterna • tanque • yogo
A closed container for liquids or gases.
The propane is stored in these tanks.
The tank contains unfiltered water. You really shouldn't drink from that.
tanque
The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
We have brought the van to a garage after we found a leak in the tank.
carro de combate • tanque
An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
Few remember the female tanks that were produced between the World Wars.
The journalist mistook the self-propelled artillery vehicle for a tank.
tanque
A very muscular and physically imposing person; somebody who is built like a tank.
Phrases
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Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tanquear
To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.
tanquear
To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
Concrete below ground must be fully tanked to prevent water uptake.
Sometimes oils are tanked for months or years at a time (e.g., linseed oil).
arrostrar
To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.
A weakened Superman tanked an explosion 50 times larger than the Kepler's Supernova and the electromagnetic shock wave hit him.
Unless Bane can tank Helicarrier-busting explosions I'm not sure how he stands a chance.