ground Significado & definición

Significado de ground en español

• 0 past tense and past participle of grind -- pasado simple y participio pasado de “grind”

• 1 the surface of the earth -- el suelo

  • I sat down on the ground.

• 2 the soil in an area -- tierra

  • The ground was soft after the rain.

• 3 an area of land used for a particular activity -- campo

  • a football ground

• 4 the land around a building -- jardines, terreno

  • the grounds of the hospital

• 5 a reason for doing or believing something -- motivo

  • I refused on the grounds that (= because) it was too risky.

  • We have grounds to believe that you have been lying to us.

• 6 the surface of Earth that you walk on -- tierra [ feminine ]

  • a room below ground una habitación bajo tierra

  • I found the earring lying on the ground. Encontré el pendiente en el suelo.

• 7 [ singular ] the layer of soil and rock that covers the Earth -- suelo

  • techniques for getting natural gas out of the ground técnicas para sacar gas natural del suelo

• 8 an area of land with a particular use -- terreno [ masculine ]

  • Native American burial grounds terrenos nativos americanos

  • feeding grounds for seals terrenos de alimentación para las focas

  • a dumping ground for nuclear waste un terreno para vertido de residuos nucleares

• 9 a subject that is being discussed -- área [ feminine ]

  • We covered new ground in today’s lecture. Hemos cubierto una nueva área en la conferencia de hoy.

• 10 [ plural ] the land around a large house or building -- base

  • the grounds of the castle los cimientos del castillo

• 11 [ plural ] a reason or legal basis for doing sth -- fundamento

  • We made the decision on moral grounds. Tomamos la decisión por fundamentos morales.

• 12 [ plural ] the crushed coffee beans left after making coffee -- posos de café

  • Empty the grounds from the machine. Vaciar los granos de café de la máquina.

• 13 to increase/decrease your advantage or level of success -- ganar/perder terreno

  • The company’s stocks gained ground this week. Las acciones de la compañía ganaron terreno esta semana.

• 14 (of a large project, system, etc.) to start -- arrancar

  • The new project took a while to get off the ground. Costó un tiempo arrancar el nuevo proyecto.

• 15 to refuse to be frightened in a difficult or dangerous situation -- mantenerse firme

  • She stood her ground and yelled back at them. Ella se mantuvo firme y les gritó de vuelta.

• 16 in the place where sth is happening -- zona

  • an aid worker on the ground in the war zone un trabajador humanitario en la zona de guerra

• 17 (of food) crushed into small pieces -- picado/ada [ masculine-feminine ]

  • ground beef carne picada