rayos
ráyos with stress marks
spokes of a wheel
Usage Note
Rayos comes from Spanish 'rayos' (rays/spokes) and refers to the individual rod-like components connecting the hub of a wheel to its rim. It also appears in the exclamation 'Rayos!' used as a mild oath, giving the word a dual presence in both technical and emotional speech.
Examples
" Baluktot ang mga rayos ng gulong. "
Natural Translation
The spokes of the wheel are bent.
Literal Translation
Bent the plural spokes of wheel.
" Nasira ang isa sa mga rayos ng gulong ng bisikleta. "
Natural Translation
One of the spokes of the bicycle wheel broke.
Literal Translation
Broke the one of-the plural spokes of-the wheel of-the bicycle.
" Kapag may nabaling rayos sa gulong ng bisikleta, mahirap na itong patakbuhin nang maayos kaya kailangan agad ipagawa. "
Natural Translation
When a spoke on the bicycle wheel breaks, it becomes hard to ride properly, so it needs to be repaired right away.
Literal Translation
When has broken spoke on wheel of bicycle, hard already this-to run properly so need immediately have-fixed.
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