What does eje in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word eje in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use eje in Spanish.

The word eje in Spanish means shaft, axis, core idea, main idea, main point, central concept, axis of symmetry, central axis, main road, X axis, hub of activity, thesis, advertising slogan, central theme, coordinate axis, x-axis, axis of ordinates, ordinate axis, Y axis, symmetry axis, symmetrical axis, strategic aim, main focus, unifying concept, plot, central theme, main theme, Earth's axis, lose its bearings, mess up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word eje

shaft

nombre masculino (barra que atraviesa un cuerpo giratorio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El carro se quedó varado porque se dobló el eje de las ruedas.

The car broke down due to the wheel shaft bending.

axis

nombre masculino (centro de rotación) (planet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Un día es una rotación completa de la Tierra sobre su eje.

A day is a full rotation of the Earth on its axis.

core idea, main idea, main point, central concept

nombre masculino (figurado (parte fundamental de algo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El eje de la junta fue el tema de la huelga.

The main point of the board meeting was the strike.

axis of symmetry

nombre masculino (geometría (línea que atraviesa una figura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Un eje es una recta que pasa por el centro geométrico de un cuerpo y lo divide en el sentido de su máxima dimensión.

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The students were applying the axis of symmetry in geometry this morning.

central axis

(sistema de vectores)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

En este caso, el vector y el eje central son paralelos.

In this case, the vector and central axis run parallel.

main road

(MX (camino principal)

El paso por el eje central de la ciudad se verá afectado por estos trabajos.

Traffic on the main road will be affected by the construction.

X axis

nombre masculino (geometría: eje X)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Cruza la línea en el eje de abscisas.

hub of activity

(trabajo, labor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Hay profesionales de diferentes áreas que trabajan en este eje de actividad para solucionar problemas de la sociedad.

thesis

(hilo conductor) (argument)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

advertising slogan, central theme

(idea central) (advertising)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Para elaborar una campaña publicitaria exitosa, primero hay que determinar el eje de comunicación.

A central theme must first be determined in order to carry out a successful advertising campaign.

coordinate axis

nombre masculino (rectas perpendiculares)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

x-axis

(coordenadas: eje horizontal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

En esta gráfica, el eje de las abscisas representa el tiempo transcurrido.

On this chart, the x-axis represents time elapsed.

axis of ordinates, ordinate axis

(coordenadas: eje vertical) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Y axis

nombre masculino (geometría: eje Y)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El eje de ordenadas es también conocido como eje Y.

symmetry axis, symmetrical axis

nombre masculino (línea imaginaria) (drawing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

No dibujo bien porque no implemento un eje de simetría.

I can't draw well because I can't do a symmetrical axis.

strategic aim

locución nominal masculina (principal) (main)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El eje estratégico de una empresa se desglosa en objetivos y la forma de alcanzarlos.

A company's strategic aim is broken down into objectives and the means to achieve them.

main focus

(punto principal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El eje fundamental del discurso es nuestro futuro como sociedad.

The main focus of the discussion is our future as a society.

unifying concept

(estrategia de articulación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

plot

(hilo del relato) (literature)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El eje narrativo de este documental es la historia del café.

central theme, main theme

(temas fundamentales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La presentación de María tiene como eje temático la pobreza.

The central theme of Maria's presentation is poverty.

Earth's axis

(línea imaginaria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lose its bearings

locución verbal (desestabilizar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

El automóvil perdió el eje.

mess up

locución verbal (figurado (descontrolar) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Han perdido el eje y ya no saben a dónde van con esta negociación.

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