floor

el piso

el suelo

floor(flor)

noun

1. (surface you walk on indoors)

a. el piso

(M)

Be really careful when you get out of the shower; the floor is wet.

Ten cuidado al salir de la ducha; el piso está mojado.

b. el suelo

(M)

I like sitting on the floor in the summer because it feels cool.

Me gusta sentarme en el suelo durante el verano porque se siente fresco.

c. la pista

(F)

(for dancing)

Let's get on the floor. I love this song!

Vámonos a la pista. ¡Esta canción me encanta!

2. (level in a building)

a. el piso

(M)

I live on the fourth floor, next to the gym.

Vivo en el cuarto piso, al lado del gimnasio.

b. la planta

(F)

All the stores are located on the ground floor.

Todas las tiendas están localizadas en la planta baja.

3. (of the ocean)

a. el fondo

(M)

I saw a documentary about life on the ocean floor.

Vi un documental sobre la vida en el fondo del mar.

4. (of stock exchange)

a. el parquet

(M)

My cousin works on the floor of the stock exchange.

Mi primo trabaja en el parquet de la bolsa de valores.

transitive verb

5. (to install flooring)

a. solar

They're flooring the kitchen today, so you won't be able to cook.

Van a solar la cocina hoy, así que no podrás cocinar.

b. pavimentar

They stirred up a lot of dust when they floored the hallway.

Levantaron mucho polvo cuando pavimentaron el pasillo.

6. (to knock down)

a. derribar

You floored him with a single punch. I can't believe it.

Lo derribaste con un solo golpe. No lo puedo creer.

7. (to astonish)

a. dejar helado

I was floored by the news that dinosaurs had been discovered in the depths of the ocean.

Me dejó helada la noticia que descubrieron dinosaurios en las profundidades del mar.

floor

Noun

1. (of room, forest)

a. el suelo

(M)

2. (of stock exchange)

a. el parquet

(M)

3. (of ocean)

a. el fondo

(M)

to give somebody the floorpasar or dar la palabra a alguien

floor coveringrevestimiento para suelos

floor lamplámpara de pie

floor plan(plano de) planta f

floor showespectáculo de variedades

floor spacesuperficie comercial, superficie de venta

4. (story; of building)

a. la piso m, planta

(F)

transitive verb

5. (knock down)

a. derribar

6. (fig)

a.

the question floored himla pregunta lo dejó perplejo

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floor [flɔːʳ]

noun

1 (gen) suelo (m); [of room] suelo (m); piso (m); (LAm)

He flung the dictionary onto the floor. to mop the kitchen floor don't eat food that you have dropped on the floor pick up all the toys off the floor put it on the floor she was sitting on the floor

[of sea] fondo (m); (dance floor) pista (f)

a tiled floor un suelo embaldosado; the Floor (St Ex) el parqué

to cross the floor (of the House) cambiar de adscripción política

to have the floor [+speaker] tener la palabra

to hold the floor hacer uso de la palabra

to take the floor [+dancer] salir a bailar

to wipe the floor with sb dar un buen repaso a algn (informal); hacer picadillo a algn (informal)

2 (storey) (Britain) piso (m)

the first floor el primer piso

the ground floor la planta baja

the second floor el segundo piso

the top floor el último piso

(US) piso (m)

the first floor la planta baja

the second floor el primer piso

the top floor el último piso

transitive verb

1 [+room] solar;with de

2 (knock down) [+opponent] derribar

3 (baffle, silence) dejar sin respuesta

4 (US) (Aut) [+accelerator] pisar

modifier

floor area (n) superficie (f) total

floor cloth (n) bayeta (f)

floor covering (n) tapiz (m) para el suelo

floor exercise (n) (Gymnastics) ejercicio (m) de suelo

He won a silver medal in the floor exercise

floor lamp (n) lámpara (f) de pie

floor manager (n) (in department store) jefeajefa (m) (f) de sección;a jefa (Cine) (TV) jefeajefa (m) (f) de plató;a jefa

floor plan (n) plano (m); planta (f)

floor polish (n) cera (f) para suelos

floor polisher (n) enceradora (f)

floor show (n) cabaret (m)

floor space (n) espacio (m)

there is not a lot of floor space in my flat