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acoplado
coupled
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Describes something that has been joined onto something else
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Acoplado means coupled and describes something that has been joined to something else.
acoplado
coupled, attached
Joined onto something else so the two move or work as one unit.
Los vagones acoplados formaban un tren larguísimoThe coupled cars made up a very long train
El motor va acoplado directamente a la bombaThe motor is attached directly to the pump
trailer
A wheeled vehicle with no engine of its own, which attaches to the back of a truck or car to be towed.
El camión llevaba un acoplado cargado de troncosThe truck was pulling a trailer loaded with logs
Enganchamos el acoplado a la camioneta antes de salirWe hitched the trailer to the pickup before leaving
uninvited guest (colloquial)
A person who shows up with a group that never invited them, attached to the people who were.
Vino con un acoplado que nadie conocíaHe showed up with an uninvited guest nobody knew
Siempre aparece algún acoplado en las fiestasThere's always some uninvited guest at the parties