A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun 1. (exterior construction)
a. roof El techo no va con el diseño de la casa. The roof doesn't go with the design of the house.
2. (interior construction)
a. ceiling Pinta el techo de blanco. Paint the ceiling white.
3. (furthest extent)
a. limit ¡Ya no más! ¡Ya toqué techo! No more! I've reached my limit!
4. (home)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America) a. place Él no tiene un techo a su nombre. He doesn't have a place to call his own.
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techo
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun 2. (dentro de casa)
a. ceiling bajo techo under cover
dormir bajo techo to sleep with a roof over one's head o indoors
3. (fig)
a. quedarse sin techo to become homeless
los sin techo the homeless
techo solar sun roof
4. (límite)
a. ceiling tocar techo to level off and start to drop
la crisis ha tocado techo the worst of the recession is behind us
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techo
1 (interior) ceiling; (exterior) (Automóviles) roof el techo de mi cuarto está pintado de blanco the ceiling in my room is painted white; los techos de las casas son de pizarra the houses have slate roofs; bajo techo indoors; tenis bajo techo indoor tennis; bajo el mismo techo under the same roof; un sin techo a homeless person; los sin techo the homeless
techo corredizo techo solar (Automóviles) sunroof
2 (límite, tope) ceiling; limit; (Economía) ceiling ha tocado techo it has reached its upper limit; it has peaked
techo de cristal glass ceiling
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