What does suelo in Spanish mean?

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

The word suelo in Spanish means ground, land, sun, site, plot, ancestral home, yard, garden, floor, lay the floor, sole, usually, normally, usually, normally, set your foot on the ground, put your foot on the ground, crawl on the floor, crawl along the floor, drink until you drop, drink until you pass out, soil erosion, grout lines, free up land, rock bottom, rock bottom, clay soil, alkaline soil, industrial area, seabed, ocean floor, homeland, underfloor heating, subfloor heating, cooled ground, building permit. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word suelo

ground

nombre masculino (por donde se anda) (outdoors)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El niño dejó los juguetes tirados por el suelo.
The child left his toys laying on the ground.

land

nombre masculino (terreno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ayuntamiento ha declarado el parque suelo urbanizable.
The city council has declared the park as land that is open for development.

sun

adjetivo de una sola terminación (relativo al sol)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La luz solar ejerce una influencia positiva en el ánimo de las personas.
Sunlight exerts a positive influence on a person's spirit.

site, plot

nombre masculino (terreno edificable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este terreno rústico lo han recalificado como solar y podemos construir viviendas en él.
This rural land has been reclassified as a plot of land upon which housing can now be built.

ancestral home

nombre masculino (linaje: de solariega)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Su familia procede del solar de Bescós.
Her family comes from the ancestral home of the Bescos.

yard, garden

nombre masculino (CR, VE (corral de vivienda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el solar tenemos una pequeña huerta.
In the yard we have a small orchard.

floor, lay the floor

verbo transitivo (asfaltar el suelo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los albañiles han acabado de solar la habitación pero no podemos pisar la zona en unas horas.
The builders have finished laying the floor, but we can't step on it yet, not for a few hours.

sole

verbo transitivo (poner suela)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se me ha agujereado la suela de uno de los zapatos, tengo que llevarlo al zapatero para que me lo suele.
There is a hole in the sole of my shoe. I have to take it to the cobbler to have the sole replaced.

usually, normally

verbo transitivo (acostumbrar, frecuentar)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Mi abuelo suele ir a leer el periódico al parque los domingos.
My grandfather usually goes to read the paper in the park on Sundays.

usually, normally

verbo transitivo (ser frecuente, habitual)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
En invierno suele llover por la tarde.
It tends to rain in the afternoon in winter.

set your foot on the ground, put your foot on the ground

locución verbal (posar el pie en tierra)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se despertó confundido y apoyó lentamente el pie en el suelo antes de levantarse por completo.
He woke up confused and slowly set his foot on the ground before getting up.

crawl on the floor, crawl along the floor

locución verbal (reptar por el suelo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El niño se arrastraba por el suelo jugando.
The kid was crawling along the floor playing.

drink until you drop, drink until you pass out

expresión (beber sin mesura) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En la fiesta bebimos hasta caernos al suelo.
We drank until we dropped at the party.

soil erosion

locución nominal masculina (erosión) (wind, water)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El agua y el viento ocasionan el desgaste del suelo de forma natural.
Water and wind are natural causes of soil erosion.

grout lines

(lechada de azulejos) (between tiles)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Las juntas del suelo están sucias: tendremos que dedicar un día entero a limpiarlas.
The grout lines are dirty: it will take us a whole day to clean them.

free up land

locución verbal (figurado (cambiar de catalogación)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Liberaron el suelo en la zona oeste.

rock bottom

locución adverbial (desacreditado)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Su prestigio está por los suelos tras el escándalo de corrupción.
His reputation is at rock bottom after the corruption scandal.

rock bottom

locución adverbial (decaído)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Tras la derrota, tienen los ánimos por los suelos.
Their spirits are at rock bottom following the defeat.

clay soil

nombre masculino (tipo, textura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El suelo arcilloso es rico en nutrientes.

alkaline soil

(suelo de PH alcalino)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

industrial area

(suelo para actividad industrial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

seabed, ocean floor

(suelo bajo el mar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

homeland

nombre masculino (país de nacimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
China fue el suelo natal de Mao Zedong.

underfloor heating, subfloor heating

(suelo que radia calor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este suelo radiante permite mantener una temperatura agradable durante el invierno.
This underfloor heating ensures a comfortable temperature is maintained during the winter.

cooled ground

(suelo que irradia frescor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

building permit

(para construir, plantar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No se sabe quién otorgó la licencia de uso de suelo a esta fábrica de papel.
Nobody knows who approved the building permit for this paper factory.

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