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"Solera" is a form of "solera", a noun which is often translated as "prop". "Clase" is a noun which is often translated as "class". Learn more about the difference between "clase" and "solera" below.
la clase(
klah
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seh
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (course)
b. lesson
Silvia se gana la vida dando clases particulares de alemán.Silvia earns her living teaching private German lessons.
c. lecture (in college)
¿A qué hora empieza la clase de álgebra?What time does the algebra lecture start?
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Yo regreso a mi pueblo cuando acaban las clases y empiezan las vacaciones de verano.I return to my hometown when school is over and the summer break starts.
Te veo después de las clases.I'll see you after class.
2. (room)
a. school
El lunes que viene no hay clase porque es fiesta.Next Monday we don't have school because it's a holiday.
5. (type)
6. (category)
7. (transport)
8. (refinement)
9. (sociology)
la solera(
soh
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leh
-
rah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (pole)
2. (slab)
a. plinth
La solera tiene que estar bien construida para soportar la columna.The plinth has to be well built in order to support the column.
a. bottom
Me asomé y vi algo brillante en la solera del drenaje.I leaned over and saw something bright at the bottom of the drain.
4. (custom)
a. tradition
La comida de este restaurante en Madrid tiene sus raices inmersos en la solera.I'd like to eat at a restaurant in Madrid that has its roots steeped in tradition.
b. character
El centro de la ciudad todavía tiene mucha solera de la época de independencia.The city's downtown still has a lot of character from the era of independence.
a. curb (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Me tropecé con la solera cuando me bajé del autobús escolar.I tripped over the curb when I got off the school bus.
b. kerb (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El policía de tránsito me pidió que moviera el auto más cerca de la solera.The traffic cop asked me to move the car closer to the kerb.
a. sundress
Mi abuela me cosió una solera para que la llevara durante el verano.My grandmother sewed me a sundress to wear in the summer.
a. undersheet
Pusimos una solera debajo del edredón de nuestro hijo por si se hiciera pipi en la cama.We placed an undersheet under our son's comforter in case he wet the bed.
