Cañería (en. Pipe)

/kaɲeˈɾia/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Set of pipes and conduits that transport liquids.

The house's pipeline is broken and leaking.

La cañería de la casa está rota y gotea.

Pipe for the conduction of water.

We need to repair the bathroom's pipeline.

Necesitamos reparar la cañería del baño.

Sewer system.

Maintenance of the pipeline is essential to prevent floods.

El mantenimiento de la cañería es esencial para evitar inundaciones.

It comes from the term 'caña', which refers to a thin tube.

water pipeline

System of pipes for the supply of water.

cañería de agua

repair the pipeline

Fixing the piping system that has faults.

reparar la cañería

drainage pipeline

Pipe designed to evacuate wastewater.

cañería de desagüe

tube

Hollow cylinder that can be made of various materials.

tubo

duct

Canyon or tunnel that allows the passage of fluids.

conducto

drain

System that evacuates wastewater.

desagüe

It is used to refer to a complicated situation.

Being in a pipeline means having problems to solve.

Estar en una cañería significa tener problemas que resolver.

It can refer to an emotional break.

After the breakup, he feels like he's in a pipeline.

Después de la ruptura, se siente en una cañería.