shaft

the long, straight part of a machine that turns and moves other parts

eje, culata

Collocations shaft of a windmill

• The shaft of the windmill was turning slowly.

  El eje del molino de viento giraba lentamente.

a long, vertical hole or tunnel that goes down into the ground to a mine or well

pozo, zanja vertical

Collocations mine shaft

• The miners descended into the mine through a narrow shaft.

  Los mineros descendieron al interior de la mina por un estrecho pozo.

the long, straight part of an arrow that you hold when shooting it

flecha (del arco)

Collocations arrow shaft

• The arrow's shaft was made of bamboo.

  El asta de la flecha estaba hecha de bambú.

the main part or central idea of something, especially a story or argument

esencia, núcleo

Collocations get to the heart/shaft of the matter

• He got straight to the shaft of his argument.

  Él llegó directamente al núcleo de su argumento.

the long bone in the leg between the knee and the hip joint

fémur, hueso largo de la pierna

Collocations thigh shaft

• The patient had a fracture in the thigh shaft.

  El paciente tenía una fractura en el fémur.

the penis, especially when it is hard and erect

pene (erecto)

Collocations erection shaft

• He had a hard erection shaft.

  Tenía un pene erecto.

a long, thin tube that produces light in some lamps and lights

tubo de luz, tubo fluorescente

Collocations fluorescent shaft

• The room was lit by a long fluorescent shaft.

  La habitación estaba iluminada por un largo tubo fluorescente.

the part of a hockey stick that is used to hit the ball

caña del palo de hóckey, parte larga del palo

Collocations hockey shaft

• She hit the ball with a quick flick of her hockey shaft.

  Ella golpeó la pelota con un rápido movimiento de su caña del palo de hóckey.