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"Parcela" is a form of "parcela", a noun which is often translated as "plot". "Solar" is an adjective which is often translated as "solar". Learn more about the difference between "solar" and "parcela" below.
solar, el solar(
soh
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lahr
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. solar
Nuestro sistema solar tiene ocho planetas.Our solar system has eight planets.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. plot
Quiero comprarme un solar para construir mi casa.I want to buy a plot to build my house.
b. site
Los investigadores se quedaron toda la tarde examinando el solar del asesinato.The investigators spent all afternoon examining the site of the murder.
c. lot
Se despejó el solar para empezar construcción en el supermercado nuevo.The lot was cleared to begin construction on the new supermarket.
a. ancestral home
Mi solar está en Alemania.My ancestral home is in Germany.
a. lineage
Ella es la última de nuestro solar.She is the last of our lineage.
5. (garden)
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
(Costa Rica)
Regionalism used in Venezuela
(Venezuela)
a. yard
Puedes jugar con el perro en el solar.You can play with the dog in the yard.
6. (residence within a house or block of flats)
Regionalism used in Cuba
(Cuba)
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
(Dominican Republic)
a. tenement house
En ese solar viven seis personas.Six people live in that tenement house.
b. tenement block
Esos solares todavía no tienen agua corriente.Those tenement blocks still don't have running water.
c. tenement
Algún día vamos a irnos de este solar y comprar nuestra propia casa.One day we'll move out of this tenement and buy our own house.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. to tile
Soló el suelo con ladrillos.He tiled the floor with brick.
a. to sole
El zapatero va a solar mis botas.The cobbler is going to sole my boots.
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la parcela(
pahr
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seh
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lah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. plot
Compré una parcela de 15 acres en las afueras de la ciudad.I bought a 15-acre plot on the outskirts of the city.
b. plot of land
La parcela fue arrendada por dos años.The plot of land was leased for two years.
c. parcel
Le compré una parcela a mi vecino para construir un granero.I bought a parcel from my neighbor to build a barn.
d. lot
Los niños usan la parcela abandonada para jugar al fútbol.Children use the abandoned lot to play soccer.
a. small farm
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
En la parcela plantamos tomates.We planted tomatoes on the small farm.
b. smallholding
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
En la parcela construimos una huerta y un invernadero.We built an orchard and a greenhouse on the smallholding.
a. area
La investigación todavía tiene parcelas oscuras que necesitan ser clarificadas.There still are gray areas in the research that need to be cleared up.
b. part
Una parcela de mi trabajo se perdió en el incendio.Part of my work was lost during the fire.
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