conducción

Definitions of conducción
  1. noun
    the act of moving something from one location to another
    synonyms: transferencia, transporte, traspaso
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    transbordo, trasbordo
    the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment
    puente, puente aéreo
    transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
    conexión, correspondencia, enlace, nexo, relación, unión
    shifting from one form of transportation to another
    reasentamiento, trasplante
    the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
    entrega
    the act of passing something to another person
  2. noun
    hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
  3. noun
    the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
    synonyms: transporte
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    flete, transporte
    transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
    transbordo
    transport by boat or aircraft
    acarreo, camionaje, carretaje
    the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it
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    negocios
    the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
  4. noun
    the act of guiding or showing the way
    synonyms: control, guía
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    dirección, gerencia, management
    the act of managing something
  5. noun
    a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
    synonyms: adorno, cañería, cordoncillo, decoración, encañado, ribete, tubería, tuberías
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    cañón
    a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft
    bajante, canal, canalón, desagüe, pantalones pitillo, sumidero, tubo de desagüe
    a pipe through which liquid is carried away
    tubo de escape
    a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler
    colector de escape
    a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
    alcantarilla
    a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway
    boca de riego
    a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks
    cañería de desagüe, imbornal
    drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
    alcantarillado
    a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
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    tubo
    conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
  6. noun
    the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
    synonyms: conductibilidad, conductividad
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    fenómeno físico
    a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
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