ace

the highest card in a suit of playing cards, usually the one with the picture of a king on it or the number one (ace of spades)

as en el juego de cartas

Collocations ace of hearts/spades/clubs/diamonds

• He won the game with an ace.

  Ganó el juego con un as.

a very good player of a sport or game, especially one who is new to it and wins many games at first

jugador excelente, novato exitoso

Collocations newcomer ace

• She is an ace at tennis.

  Ella es una jugadora excelente en tenis.

a small, fast and powerful car or motorcycle

coche o motocicleta deportivo y potente

Collocations sports car

• He bought a new sports car.

  Compró un nuevo coche deportivo.

a very skilled and brave fighter pilot or soldier

piloto o soldado excelente y valiente

Collocations fighter ace

• He became a fighter ace in the war.

  Se convirtió en un piloto de combate excelente durante la guerra.

the number one, written as '1'

número uno

Collocations number one

• Write the number one in your notebook.

  Escribe el número uno en tu cuaderno.

a score of zero, especially in tennis or table tennis

cero (en tenis o ping pong)

Collocations love all

• The score was love-love.

  El marcador era cero-cero.

a small component used in electrical circuits, similar to a diode but allowing current to flow in both directions

componente electrónico

Collocations diode

• The circuit includes an electronic component called an 'ace'.

  El circuito incluye un componente electrónico llamado 'ace'.

a type of acid, used in the production of some plastics and other materials

ácido utilizado en la producción de plásticos y otros materiales

Collocations plastic production

• The process uses an acid called 'ace'.

  El proceso utiliza un ácido llamado 'ace'.