solids
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solids(
sa
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lihds
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (food)
a. los alimentos sólidos (M)
(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).
The patient may have a small amount of solids for one meal a day.El paciente puede tomar una colación de alimentos sólidos al día.
b. los sólidos (M)
(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).
We'll keep you on a liquid diet until you feel ready for solids again.Te mantendremos con una dieta líquida hasta que estés listo para ingerir sólidos.
solid
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. sólido
Sebastian wasn't able to eat solid food for two weeks after his surgery.Sebastián no pudo comer alimentos sólidos durante dos semanas después de la cirugía.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Liquid water freezes and becomes solid when the molecules lose energy.El agua líquida se congela y se solidifica cuando las moléculas pierden energía.
My hair froze solid once when I went out with wet hair in the winter.Se me congeló el cabello una vez que salí con la cabeza mojada en el invierno.
a. robusto
What's Dan like? - He's a tan, handsome man with a solid build.¿Cómo es Dan? - Es un hombre moreno, guapo, con una constitución robusta.
b. sólido
Concrete walls are solid, continuous, and airtight.Los muros construidos con concreto son sólidos, continuos y estancos.
c. firme
After two weeks at sea, it feels strange to be back on solid ground.Después de dos semanas en el mar, se siente extraño estar de vuelta en tierra firme.
4. (not hollow)
a. macizo
Gina got a solid chocolate rabbit for Easter.Gina recibió un conejo de chocolate macizo para la Pascua.
5. (pure)
6. (compact)
a. compacto
I opened the baking soda and found nothing but a solid lump.Abrí el bicarbonato y encontré una masa compacta de grumos.
8. (continuous)
a. ininterrumpido
He sat through 11 solid hours of interrogation.Permaneció sentado durante 11 horas ininterrumpidas de interrogación.
9. (reliable)
a. sólido
He was convicted without any solid evidence against him.Fue condenado sin pruebas sólidas en su contra.
b. serio
I'm so happy that I'm finally in a solid relationship.Estoy tan contenta de que por fin estoy en una relación seria.
c. concienzudo
His technical skills are excellent and his work is very solid and thorough.Sus habilidades técnicas son excelentes, y su trabajo es muy concienzudo y exhaustivo.
d. responsable
Jack is a solid worker and I think he's ready to be promoted to manager.Jack es un trabajador responsable y creo que está listo para ser ascendido a gerente.
e. firme
Our solid friendship has withstood the test of time.Nuestra firme amistad ha resistido a la prueba del tiempo.
10. (substantial)
a. sólido
Solid knowledge of programming languages, operating systems, and apps is required for the post.Para el puesto, se requiere conocimiento sólido de lenguajes de programación, sistemas operativos y aplicaciones.
11. (unanimous)
a. unánime
The leadership advanced quickly with the solid support of the association members.El liderazgo avanzó rápidamente con el apoyo unánime de los miembros de la asociación.
12. (geometry)
a. tridimensional
We'll be studying solid objects in geometry class next week.Vamos a estudiar objetos tridimensionales en la clase de geometría la semana que viene.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
14. (geometry)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
15. (totally packed)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The bus was packed solid.El camión estaba hasta el tope.
We tried to get on the flight, but it was packed solid.Intentamos subirnos al vuelo, pero estaba atestado de gente.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Greg slept 13 hours solid.Greg durmió 13 horas sin interrupción.
He ran two hours solid on the treadmill.Corrió por dos horas sin parar en la caminadora.
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