conveyor belt

• Cinta o cadena en movimiento continuo que se usa en fábricas y almacenes para trasladar objetos de una parte del proceso a otra, frecuentemente asociada a líneas de ensamblaje y producción en masa.

A continuous moving strip or chain used in factories and warehouses to transport objects from one part of a process to another, often associated with assembly lines and mass production.

1. Mechanical systemB1formal

   A continuous moving band or chain used for transporting objects or materials from one place to another, typically in a factory or warehouse.

   cinta transportadora

   • The boxes moved along the conveyor belt to the packing station.
   • Workers placed the products on the conveyor belt for sorting.
   • The factory installed a new conveyor belt to speed up production.

2. Metaphorical useB2informal

   A process or system that moves things or people along in a continuous, often impersonal, way.

   cinta transportadora (metafórico)

   • The education system can feel like a conveyor belt, moving students from grade to grade.
   • The fast-food industry operates like a conveyor belt of orders.
   • He felt trapped on the conveyor belt of corporate life.