| Principal Translations |
| shaft n | (body of arrow, spear) | asta nf |
| | The arrow maker ensured the shaft was straight. |
| | El herrero se aseguró de que el asta estuviera recta. |
shaft,
shaft of light,
shaft of sunlight n | (ray: of light) | rayo nm |
| | A shaft of light broke through the clouds. |
| | Un rayo de luz atravesaba las nubes. |
| shaft n | (handle of golf club) | mango nm |
| | The golfer gripped the shaft of her club and prepared to make her shot. |
| | La golfista cogió el palo por el mango y se preparó para golpear la pelota. |
| shaft n | (pole, rod) | poste nm |
| | | barra nf |
| | | vara nf |
| | The Smiths erected a tall shaft in their garden and attached a flag to it. |
| | Los Smith pusieron un poste con una bandera en su jardín. |
| shaft n | (part of feather) (pluma) | cañón nm |
| | The feather's shaft was bent. |
| | El cañón de la pluma estaba doblado. |
| shaft n | (for elevator, lift) (ascensor) | hueco nm |
| | The group was desperate to escape, so when the lift didn't come, they prised the doors open and peered into the shaft to see if there was a ladder. |
| | El grupo estaba desesperado por salir, así que, al ver que no venía el ascensor, abrieron las puertas y miraron por el hueco por si había alguna escalera. |
| shaft n | (vertical enclosed space) | agujero nm |
| | | hueco nm |
| | The hero escaped from the locked room through a ventilation shaft. |
| | El héroe escapó de la habitación cerrada por un agujero en el techo. |
| shaft [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, vulgar, slang (have sex with) (coloquial) | tirarse a v prnl + prep |
| | (ES, vulgar) | follar con vtr + prep |
| | (AmL, vulgar) | coger con vtr + prep |
| | I heard Brian's shafting Marsha. |
| | He escuchado que Brian se está tirando a Marsha. |
| shaft [sb] vtr | figurative, vulgar, slang (cheat) | engañar a vtr + prep |
| | (AmL, coloquial) | cagar a vtr + prep |
| | Too late, Adrian realised the shopkeeper had shafted him. |
| | Adrian se dio cuenta demasiado tarde de que el vendedor le había engañado. |
| Additional Translations |
| shaft n | often plural (to attach horse to cart) | poste nm |
| | The farmer got the horse between the shafts. |
| | El granjero puso al caballo entre los postes. |
| shaft n | (entrance to a mine) | pozo nm |
| | Every morning the miners went down the shaft into the pit. |
| | Todas las mañanas, los mineros bajaban por el pozo para entrar en la mina. |
| shaft n | (handle of tool) | mango nm |
| | Jane grasped the shaft of the axe and swung it with all her force. |
| | Jane agarró el hacha por el mango y la blandió con toda su fuerza. |
| shaft n | figurative, vulgar, slang (penis) (vulgar) | verga, pija nf |
| | (ES: vulgar) | polla nf |
| shaft n | (machine: rotating rod) | semieje nm |
| shaft n | (part of a column) (Arquitectura) | fuste nm |
| | This Roman temple has fluted shafts. |