solid

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solid
[ˈsɒlɪd]
sustantivo
1sólido (m)
  • solids -> alimentos mpl sólidos (food)
adjetivo
2sólido(a) (not liquid); fuerte, sólido(a) (sentido figurado) (support)
  • he's a solid worker (sentido figurado) -> es un trabajador de fiar
  • solid fuel -> combustible (m) sólido
3macizo(a) (not hollow)
  • solid gold -> oro (m) macizo
  • solid silver -> plata (f) maciza
adverbio
también:
  • ten hours solid -> diez horas sin interrupción
  • the hall was packed solid -> la sala estaba atestada de gente

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solid [so-lid]
adjetivo
1Sólido, consistente.
2Sólido, compacto, macizo (compact).
3Sólido, firme, fuerte, denso, sano (strong).
4Sólido, verdadero.
5Sólido, real, efectivo, duradero; grave, sesudo.
sustantivo
6Sólido, la parte del cuerpo animal que contiene los fluidos.
7Sólido, cuerpo que tiene extensión, anchura y altura o profundidad. (Geometría)
  • To be frozen solid -> estar completamente helado
  • Solid geometry -> geometría del espacio

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solid [ˈsɒlɪd]
adjective
1 (not liquid) sólido
to become solidbecome solidificarse
solid foodfood alimentos sólidos; (m)
to freeze solidfreeze congelarse por completo
to be frozen solidfrozen estar completamente congelado
to go solidgo solidificarse
2 (firm) [+masonry, building, understanding, basis] sólido; [+argument] sólido; bien fundamentado; [+relationship] sólido; firme
get a good solid grip on the handlegrip agarra bien el mango
solid groundground tierra firme; (f)
to have solid grounds for thinking that ... tener bases sólidas para creer que ...
as solid as a rock [+structure, relationship] sólido como una roca; [+substance] duro como una piedra; [+person] digno de confianza
you can rely on James - he's as solid as a rock I doubt if she would ever give in to such pressure, she's as solid as a rock a solid argument after months at sea it was strange to set foot on solid ground to stand on solid ground
3 (not hollow) [+rock] sólido; [+wood, steel] macizo; puro; [+tyre, ball, block] macizo
solid goldgold oro puro; (m)
...a solid block of ice a solid rubber ball
4 (compact, dense) [+layer, crowd] compacto
flights to Israel are booked solidbooked los vuelos a Israel están completamente llenos
a man of solid buildbuild un hombre fornido de constitución robusta;or
a solid mass of colourmass una masa sólida de color
a solid mass of people una masa compacta de gente
he's six feet of solid musclemuscle mide uno ochenta y es todo músculo
the taps are jammed solid
the streets were packed solid with peoplepacked las calles estaban abarrotadas de gente
the bolts have rusted solidrusted los tornillos están tan oxidados que es imposible girarlos
the square was solid [with] cars
the traffic was solid going into towntraffic había una caravana tremenda en dirección a la ciudad; (informal)
the street was solid with people The [traffic] was solid a solid wall of policemen
5 (continuous) [+line, rain] ininterrumpido
we waited two solid hourshours esperamos dos horas enteras
I've been working on this for eight hours solid he estado trabajando sobre esto durante ocho horas ininterrumpidas; llevo trabajando sobre esto ocho horas sin parar
After two days of almost solid [rain], play finally began
6 (reliable) [+person, relationship] serio; [+evidence, reason, values] sólido; [+information] fiable; [+work] concienzudo; [+citizen] responsable; [+advice] útil
he's a good solid workerworker es un trabajador responsable
7 (substantial)
a solid mealmeal una comida sustanciosa
8 (unanimous)
solid supportsupport un apoyo unánime
9 (Geom) [+figure] tridimensional
noun
1 (Fís) (Chem) sólido; (m)
You must at least know whether it's a solid or a liquid or a gas
2 (Geom) sólido; (m)
3 solids (solid food) (alimentos ) sólidos; (m) (m)
is he on solids yet? ¿come ya alimentos sólidos?
How old was your baby when you started her on solids? She's been back on solids for three days now Their young daughter Elizabeth is about to start on solids
modifier
solid angle (n) (Geom) ángulo sólido; (m)
solid compound (n) (Ling) compuesto que se escribe como una sola palabra
solid fuel (n) combustible sólido; (m)
solid geometry (n) geometría de los cuerpos sólidos; (f)

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