pipe
US /paɪp/
UK /paɪp/
1.
tubería, conducto
a tube of metal, plastic, or other material used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances.
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The plumber fixed the leaking pipe under the sink.
El fontanero arregló la tubería que goteaba debajo del fregadero.
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A network of pipes carries water to every house in the city.
Una red de tuberías lleva agua a cada casa de la ciudad.
2.
pipa
a device consisting of a small bowl with a hollow stem, used for smoking tobacco.
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He lit his tobacco pipe and puffed contentedly.
Encendió su pipa de tabaco y sopló satisfecho.
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Sherlock Holmes is often depicted with a deerstalker hat and a smoking pipe.
Sherlock Holmes a menudo es representado con un sombrero de cazador y una pipa de fumar.
3.
flauta, pito
a wind instrument consisting of a single tube with holes along its length, played by blowing across or into a mouthpiece.
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The shepherd played a mournful tune on his wooden pipe.
El pastor tocó una melodía melancólica en su flauta de madera.
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The bagpipes filled the air with their distinctive sound.
Las gaitas llenaron el aire con su sonido distintivo.
1.
conducir, bombear
to convey (water, gas, or other fluid) through pipes.
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The city plans to pipe fresh water to the remote villages.
La ciudad planea conducir agua fresca a los pueblos remotos.
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Oil is piped directly from the well to the refinery.
El petróleo es conducido directamente del pozo a la refinería.