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"Terraced" is a form of "terraced", an adjective which is often translated as "en terrazas". "Terrace" is a noun which is often translated as "la terraza". Learn more about the difference between "terraced" and "terrace" below.
terraced(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. en terrazas
The Incas used a network of channels to water their crops in the terraced fields.Los inca utilizaban una red de canales para regar sus cultivos en terrazas.
terrace(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la terraza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Let's eat on the terrace since it's so nice out.Comamos en la terraza ya que hace un tiempo bonito.
b. la azotea (F) (on the roof)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The apartment has a roof terrace with views of the whole city.El apartamento tiene una azotea en el techo con vistas de toda la ciudad.
2. (geography)
a. la terraza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
On one side of the hill there was a terrace that extended to the river bank.En una ladera de la colina había una terraza que se extendía hasta la ribera del río.
a. la hilera de casas adosadas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There were two terraces with four units each.Había dos hileras de casas adosadas con cuatro viviendas cada una.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. construir terrazas en
The Incas managed to create more farmland by terracing the hillsides.Los incas lograron crear más tierra cultivable construyendo terrazas en las laderas.
b. terraplenar
If we terrace this slope, we could build a house on top of it.Si terraplenamos esta cuesta, podríamos construir una casa sobre ella.
terraces
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. las gradas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Where are you in the stadium? - We're in section J, up in the terrace.¿En qué lugar del estadio están? - Estamos en la sección J, arriba, en las gradas.
