harness

a piece of equipment used to control a horse, donkey, or other animal when it is pulling something

arrejo, arnés

Collocations horse harness

• The horse was wearing a new harness.

  El caballo llevaba un nuevo arnés.

to fasten something securely to the back of a bicycle or on top of a car, etc.

atrapar, sujetar, asegurar

• harness sth to/onto sth

• He harnessed the bag onto his bicycle.

  Él aseguró la bolsa a su bicicleta.

to use something to produce power or energy, especially electricity

utilizar, aprovechar

• harness sth for/to do sth

• We need to harness the power of the wind.

  Necesitamos aprovechar la energía del viento.

to control and use something difficult or unpleasant in a useful way

dominar, manejar, utilizar

• harness sth for/to do sth

• The company has learned how to harness the power of social media.

  La empresa ha aprendido cómo utilizar el poder de las redes sociales.