What does cielo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cielo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cielo in Spanish.

The word cielo in Spanish means sky, heaven, angel, ceiling, God, ceiling, limit, open-pit, opencast, your destiny will find you, fall from the sky, roof of the mouth, ceiling, as sure as that two and two are four, look up at the sky, stare at the sky, gaze at the sky, earn a place in heaven, go to heaven, lose your train of thought, lose your train of thought, move heaven and earth, leave no stone unturned, scream blue murder, move heaven and earth, search everywhere, look everywhere, be a ray of sunshine, be an angel, touch the sky, tocino de cielo, custard dessert. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cielo

sky

nombre masculino (firmamento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aparecieron las estrellas en el cielo.
The stars appeared in the sky.

heaven

nombre masculino (paraíso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando los perros se mueren también van al cielo.
When dogs die, they go to heaven too.

angel

nombre masculino (figurado (encanto) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un cielo de niño, tan bien educado.
He's a little angel, so well brought-up.

ceiling

nombre masculino (América Latina (parte superior, techo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay que pintar el cielo de la salita.
The sitting-room ceiling needs painting.

God

nombre masculino (divinidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suplicó la ayuda del cielo sin resultado.
He asked for God's help, but it was no good.

ceiling, limit

nombre masculino (límite, tope)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estoy tocando el cielo del conducto, no va más allá.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The ceiling of the room was very high, but Michael Johnson could easily reach it.

open-pit, opencast

locución preposicional (al descubierto) (mine)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La minería a cielo abierto es muy común.
Open-pit (or: opencast) mining is very common.

your destiny will find you

expresión (MX: coloquial (destino)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Carlos tiene talento para los idiomas y acaban de darle una beca para que estudie en Francia: al que nace para tamal, del cielo le caen las hojas.
Carlos has a gift for languages and he's just been given a grant to study in France: your destiny will find you.

fall from the sky

locución verbal (ser muy oportuno)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A ver si me cae del cielo una lotería, que las cosas están fatal.
Let's see if a lottery falls from the sky for me, with how terrible things are.

roof of the mouth

locución nominal masculina (paladar) (palate)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nació con una fisura en el cielo de la boca.
He was born with a fissure in the roof of his mouth.

ceiling

nombre masculino (techo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las pinturas del cielo raso están siendo reparadas.
The paintings on the ceiling are being retouched.

as sure as that two and two are four

expresión (con seguridad)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Estoy convencido de que te engaña, como dos y dos son cuatro.

look up at the sky, stare at the sky, gaze at the sky

(mirar el firmamento)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

earn a place in heaven

locución verbal (ser buenísimo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
María se ha ganado el cielo.
Maria has earned a place in heaven.

go to heaven

locución verbal (eufemismo (morir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Su mamá se fue al cielo cuando ella tenía siete años.
Her mom went to heaven when she was seven years old.

lose your train of thought

locución verbal (despistarse, distraerse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

lose your train of thought

locución verbal (coloquial (olvidar algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se te fue el santo al cielo y no compraste el pan, ¿verdad?

move heaven and earth, leave no stone unturned

locución verbal (intentarlo todo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

scream blue murder

locución verbal (coloquial (escandalizarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Las ONG pusieron el grito al cielo ante las declaraciones del dictador.

move heaven and earth

locución verbal (coloquial (hacer lo imposible)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro removió cielo y tierra para conseguir entradas para el espectáculo.
Pedro moved heaven and earth to get tickets for the show.

search everywhere, look everywhere

locución verbal (buscar desesperadamente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Removí cielos y tierra pero no encontré la llave de casa.

be a ray of sunshine, be an angel

locución verbal (informal; aprobación (ser muy amable o servicial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Malena es un cielo: siempre se preocupa por los demás. —Gracias por prestarme tu auto; ¡eres un cielo!
Malena is an angel: she always cares about others.

touch the sky

locución verbal (sentir gran satisfacción)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

tocino de cielo, custard dessert

nombre masculino (dulce, repostería)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me encanta el tocino de cielo que has sacado como postre.
I love this tocino de cielo that you brought out for dessert.

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