English-Spanish translations for tandem

• tándem
  Estos instrumentos sólo pueden funcionar en tándem. These instruments can only work in tandem.
  Este arreglo en tándem dio excelentes resultados y me complace poder hacer aquí hincapié en ello. The tandem arrangement worked extremely well and I am pleased to be able to underline that here.
  Es más, acabamos de decidir que nos desplazaremos a la siguiente rueda de prensa en tándem para evitar malentendidos. In fact, we have just decided to come to the next press conference on a tandem, so as to rule out any further misunderstandings.

Definition of tandem

• A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals harnessed one behind the other, both providing the pulling power but only the animal in front able to steer.
• A group of two or more people, machines etc. working together; close collaboration
• One behind the other
• Together; working as one

Synonyms

• in tandem

Examples

• to ride tandem on a bicycle-built-for-two
• The horses were harnessed tandem.
• Their skillful tandem work made the project quick and successful.

Related words

• tandemist
• tandem chess
• tandem bicycle
• tandem bus
• tandem repeat
• in tandem
• variable number tandem repeat