roof

el techo

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roof(

ruf

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (uppermost part of a building)

a. el techo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The roof is leaking.El techo está goteando.

b. el tejado

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The cat is on the roof.El gato está en el tejado.

2. (uppermost part of a car or cave)

a. el techo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Numerous stalactites hung from the roof of the cave.Numerosas estalactitas colgaban del techo de la cueva.

She left her coffee on the roof of the car and drove off.Dejó su café en el techo del carro y se marchó.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (to put a roof on)

a. techar

You can roof your house with tiles.Puedes techar tu casa con tejas.

roof

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (of building)

a. el tejado

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (of car, tunnel, cave)

a. el techo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

to have a roof over one's headtener un techo or sitio donde dormir

to live under one or the same roofvivir bajo el mismo techo

3. (colloquial)

to hit the roofponerse hecho(a) una furia

4. (colloquial)

to go through the roofponerse por las nubes

the roof of the mouthel paladar, el cielo de la boca

roof gardenazotea con jardín or ajardinada

5. (aut)

roof rackbaca f

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (general)

a. techar, cubrir

roof [ruːf]

noun

roofs (plural) [of building] tejado (m); especially (Esp) techo (m); especially (LAm) [of car etc] techo (m)

flat roof azotea (f)

to have a roof over one's head tener dónde cobijarse

the roof of heaven la bóveda celeste

the roof of the mouth el paladar

to live under the same roof vivir bajo el mismo techo

prices are going through the roof los precios están por las nubes

he hit the roof se subió por las paredes (informal)

to lift the roof (Britain)

raise the roof

(protest) poner el grito en el cielo

Thatcher loyalists are expected to raise the roof when she steps onto the stage

when the staff arrived the infant was still raising the roof cuando el personal llegó, el niño todavía estaba llorando a grito pelado; the cheers and roars of approval lifted the pavilion roof el pabellón se vino abajo con los vivas y los gritos de aprobación

transitive verb

(also roof in) (also roof over) techar; poner techo a

it is roofed in wood tiene techo de madera; to roof a hut in or with wood poner techo de madera a una caseta

modifier

roof garden (n) azotea (f) con flores y plantas

roof rack (n) especially (Britain) (Aut) baca (f); portamaletas (m); portaequipajes (m); parrilla (f); (LAm)

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Phrases

on the roof	en el techo
on top of the roof	sobre el techo
top of the roof	la parte superior del techo
terraced roof	la azotea
terrace roof	la azotea
flat roof	la azotea
roof truss	la armadura del techo
roof rack	la parrilla
palm roof	tejado de palmas

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Participles

Present:	roofing
Past:	roofed

Indicative

	Present	Past	Future
I	roof	roofed	will roof
you	roof	roofed	will roof
he/she	roofs	roofed	will roof
we	roof	roofed	will roof
you	roof	roofed	will roof
they	roof	roofed	will roof