What does globo terráqueo in Spanish mean?

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

The word globo terráqueo in Spanish means balloon, hot-air balloon, globe, world, rubber, lob, hot-air balloon, eyeball, weather balloon, test the waters, globe, planet, Earth, blow up like a balloon, swell like a balloon, blowfish, puffer fish. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word globo terráqueo

balloon

nombre masculino (objeto de goma hinchable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El niño se asustó cuando se le explotó el globo.
The child got a fright when the balloon burst.

hot-air balloon

nombre masculino (nave aerostática)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El paseo en globo fue mi parte favorita de las vacaciones.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I took my wife on a trip in a hot-air balloon as a birthday present.

globe, world

nombre masculino (planeta Tierra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ha dado la vuelta al globo tres veces.
He has traveled around the globe (or: world) three times.

rubber

nombre masculino (figurado (preservativo) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sin globito olvídate de que nos vayamos juntos a la cama.
Without a rubber, forget about us ever sleeping together.

lob

nombre masculino (Deportes: trayectoria curva)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El delantero lanzó un globo que el arquero no pudo atajar.
The goalie failed to reach the forward's lob.

hot-air balloon

nombre masculino (globo de aire caliente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El globo aerostático está perdiendo altura.
The hot-air balloon is losing height.

eyeball

(órgano de la visión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El accidente le causó daños en el globo ocular al obrero.
The accident caused damage to the worker's eyeball.

weather balloon

nombre masculino (globo meteorológico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El globo sonda enviaba información sobre las condiciones atmosféricas.
The weather balloon sent information on atmospheric conditions.

test the waters

nombre masculino (noticia: tanteo de opinión)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El gobierno lanzó un globo sonda al difundir la noticia de que iban a instaurar el copago sanitario.
The government tested the waters of public opinion by issuing a statement on the co-financing of the health system.

globe

nombre masculino (Tierra: modelo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estoy estudiando geografía con el globo terráqueo.
I am studying geography with a globe.

planet, Earth

nombre masculino (Tierra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Que bello se ve el globo terráqueo desde el espacio.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Athletes came from all corners of the globe for a chance to win the competition.

blow up like a balloon, swell like a balloon

locución verbal (coloquial (inflamarse, hincharse) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan comió mucho y su panza se infló como globo.
Juan ate a lot and his belly blew up like a balloon (or: swelled like a balloon).

blowfish, puffer fish

nombre masculino (venenoso y comestible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El pez globo se hincha para evitar ser comido por sus depredadores.
Puffer fish blow up to avoid being eaten by their predators.

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