pipe

a long tube used for carrying water, gas, or other liquids to a building or between buildings

tubo, cañería

• a pipe runs from/to somewhere

Collocations water pipe · gas pipe

• There's a leak in the water pipe.

  Hay una fuga en la tubería de agua.

a long tube used for smoking tobacco

pipa, cigarrillo de pipa

• smoke a pipe

Collocations pipe smoker · smoking a pipe

• He's an old-fashioned pipe smoker.

  Es un fumador de pipa anticuado.

a musical instrument made of a tube with holes and keys that you blow into to make music

pífanos, flautas de pito

• play the pipe

Collocations bagpipes · pipe player

• The piper played a lively tune on his bagpipes.

  El pífero tocó una melodía animada en sus gaitas.

to make a sound like the blowing of air through a pipe

hacer sonidos como de tubería

• pipes

• The organ pipes beautifully.

  El órgano suena maravillosamente.

to send a computer file or program to another computer

enviar, transmitir

• pipe something to somewhere

• The data was piped to the server.

  Los datos se enviaron al servidor.

to move or carry something through a pipe

transportar, conducir

• pipe something to somewhere

• The oil is piped to the refinery.

  El petróleo se conduce a la refinería.

to make or shape something like a pipe

hacer en forma de tubo, modelar

• pipe something

• Pipe the icing onto the cake.

  Distribuya la cobertura en forma de tubo sobre el pastel.

to make a sound like that of water flowing through a pipe

hacer sonidos como agua corriendo por tubería

• pipes

• The river pipes over the rocks.

  El río hace sonidos como agua corriendo sobre las rocas.