loop

S2 W2

BrE /luːp/ AmE /luːp/

noun / verb en → es

1 SHAPE [singular] A2

a curved shape or line that goes around and crosses itself, like the letter O

anillo, círculo

Collocations loop of string

  • The necklace has a gold loop.

    El collar tiene un anillo de oro.

2 ROUTE [singular] B1

a route that goes around and returns to the same place, or part of such a route

circuito, recorrido

Collocations loop in the road

  • The bus takes a loop around the city.

    El autobús hace un recorrido circular por la ciudad.

3 ACTION [intransitive] B1

to make something form a loop or go in a loop; to move around and return to the same place

hacer un anillo, dar vueltas

Collocations loop around

  • The car looped around the roundabout.

    El coche dio una vuelta alrededor del semáforo.

4 COMPUTER [singular] B2

a set of instructions in a computer program that are repeated until a certain condition is met

bucle, ciclo

Collocations loop in programming

  • The program has a loop that checks the data.

    El programa tiene un bucle que verifica los datos.

5 FLY [intransitive] B2

to fly in circles or to move around and return to the same place, especially as a trick in flying

dar vueltas en el aire, volar en círculos

Collocations loop the loop

  • The plane did a loop.

    El avión dio una vuelta en el aire.

6 TEXT [transitive] C1

to repeat the same text or information in another place, especially to avoid repeating it elsewhere

repetir texto, citar

  • loop sth back
  • The report loops the information back to the introduction.

    El informe repite la información en la introducción.

7 VIDEO [intransitive] C1

to play a video or film again from the beginning, especially when it has just ended

repetir el vídeo, volver al principio del vídeo

Collocations loop a video

  • The video looped back to the beginning.

    El vídeo volvió al principio.

8 MACHINE [transitive] C1

to make a machine or device form a loop, especially in order to join two parts together

hacer un anillo con una máquina, conectar dos partes

Collocations loop a wire

  • The machine loops the wire around the metal.

    La máquina hace un anillo con el cable alrededor del metal.