dock

a place where ships can stop and be loaded or unloaded

muelle, puerto de carga

Collocations dock area · ship dock

• The ship is docking at the port.

  El barco está atracando en el puerto.

to arrive and stop at a dock or similar place

atracar, anclar

Collocations dock in port · dock alongside

• The cruise ship will dock at 10 a.m.

  El crucero atracará a las 10 de la mañana.

to connect a computer or device to another one, the internet, etc.

conectar, conectar a

• dock something with/to something

Collocations dock a device to a computer · dock an app to the home screen

• I need to dock my phone to charge it.

  Necesito conectar mi teléfono para cargarlo.

to pay a bill or debt

pagar, liquidar

• dock something from somebody

• The company will dock $50 from your salary.

  La empresa le descontará 50 dólares de su salario.

a ship that is used to load or unload other ships, especially in a port

barco grúa, barcaza

Collocations dock ship · port dock

• The dock ships are busy unloading cargo.

  Los barcos grúa están ocupados descargando mercancía.

to hit a target with a bullet or arrow

acertar, impactar

• dock something at something

• The marksman docked the bullet at the target.

  El tirador acertó el disparo en el blanco.

to reduce a person's pay or benefits as a punishment

descontar, penalizar

• dock something from somebody

• The court docked his pay for being late.

  El tribunal le descontó el salario por llegar tarde.

to adjust the sound of a musical instrument or recording to make it fit with other sounds

ajustar, afinar

• dock something with/to something

• The sound engineer docked the guitar's tone to match the drums.

  El ingeniero de sonido afinó el tono de la guitarra para que coincidiera con los tambores.