planta baja

first floor

planta baja(plahn-tah bah-hah)

feminine noun

1. (architecture)

a. first floor

(United States)

Necesita un departamento en la planta baja porque anda en silla de ruedas.

She needs an apartment on the first floor because she's in a wheelchair.

b. ground floor (United Kingdom)

Al estar en la planta baja, se oye mucho el ruido del tráfico.

Because it's on the ground floor, you can hear the noise of the traffic quite a bit.