What does vidrio in Spanish mean?

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

The word vidrio in Spanish means glass, window, piece of glass, shard of glass, glaze, become glazed, glass cutter, fiberglass, safety glass, tinted glass, tinted window, pressed glass, blown glass, tempered glass. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vidrio

glass

nombre masculino (material transparente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El vidrio tiene propiedades muy apreciadas en la industria.
Glass has highly valued properties in the industry.

window

nombre masculino (lámina de material transparente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los obreros están instalando los vidrios de la casa.
The glaziers are installing the windows in the house.

piece of glass, shard of glass

nombre masculino (fragmento afilado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi marido se clavó un vidrio en la planta del pie por andar descalzo.
My husband got a shard of glass stuck in his foot from walking barefoot.

glaze

verbo transitivo (dar capa de barniz)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

become glazed

verbo pronominal (ponerse vidrioso)

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

glass cutter

(utensilio para cortar)

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

fiberglass

(aislante) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fibra de vidrio se usa en la elaboración de muchos productos.
Fibreglass is used to manufacture a range of products.

safety glass

(vidrio templado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para que la oficina se vea más amplia, instalaremos vidrios de seguridad en lugar de paredes.
To make the office look more spacious, we will install safety glasses instead of walls.

tinted glass, tinted window

locución nominal masculina (que impide visibilidad)

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

pressed glass

(con formas, diseños)

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

blown glass

(técnica de producción)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Como recuerdo de mi viaje, traje estas bellas piezas de vidrio soplado.
As a reminder of my trip, I brought these beautiful pieces of blown glass.

tempered glass

(muy resistente)

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

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