kilter

[US]/'kɪltə/
[UK]/'kɪltɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en buen estado; en orden adecuado; en equilibrio
Word Forms
Pluralkilters

Phrases & Collocations

out of kilter

desalineado

throw off kilter

desalinear

knock off kilter

desalinear

Example Sentences

Long-haul flights tend to throw your body clock out of kilter for a couple of days.

Los vuelos de larga distancia tienden a desajustar tu reloj biológico durante unos días.

knock something off kilter

desajustar algo

put something out of kilter

desajustar algo

get something back in kilter

volver a ajustar algo

keep things in kilter

mantener las cosas en orden

bring something into kilter

poner algo en orden

put things out of kilter

desajustar las cosas

keep everything in kilter

mantener todo en orden

throw something off kilter

desajustar algo

Real-world Examples

The regulatory mechanism of the native urbanite, in other words, seems to be out of kilter.

El mecanismo regulador del nativo urbano, en otras palabras, parece estar desajustado.

Source: The Economist - Technology

An alternative explanation is that American capitalism has got out of kilter. It has always been restless and dynamic.

Una explicación alternativa es que el capitalismo estadounidense se ha desajustado. Siempre ha sido inquieto y dinámico.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It's kind of hard to define off kilter electro pop, someone said.

Es difícil definir el electro pop fuera de tono, dijo alguien.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

If you think that's out of kilter with what you're actually using.

Si crees que eso está desajustado con lo que realmente estás usando.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

The thyroid gland, the gland that regulates the body, has been thrown out of kilter.

La glándula tiroidea, la glándula que regula el cuerpo, se ha desajustado.

Source: The virtues of human nature.

It's played intentionally of kilter in a style pioneered by the producer and rapper, J Dilla.

Se interpreta intencionalmente fuera de tono en un estilo pionero del productor y rapero, J Dilla.

Source: Q&A in progress.

Avoidance is a surprisingly common reaction to information that might knock us off kilter, shying away from the things we cannot wrap our minds around.

El evitación es una reacción sorprendentemente común a la información que podría sacarnos de equilibrio, alejándonos de las cosas que no podemos comprender.

Source: American Life Podcast

Trump said the US trade deficit with China is shockingly hundreds billion of dollars annually, and that past administration’s allowed it to get so far out of kilter.

Trump dijo que el déficit comercial de Estados Unidos con China es de cientos de miles de millones de dólares anualmente, y que las administraciones pasadas permitieron que llegara tan lejos del equilibrio.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

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