terreno

/teˈreno/, [t̪eˈre.no]

ground, terrain


Adjective terreno (feminine terrena, masculine plural terrenos, feminine plural terrenas)

  1. (relational) ground; land; earth
  2. (relational) earthly

Noun terreno m (plural terrenos)

  1. land
  2. ground
  3. grounds (plural)
  4. pitch

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Examples
  • Él no tiene escrituras para este terreno.

    He has no title to this land.

  • El terreno era muy desigual.

    The ground was very uneven.

  • Tom compró un terreno cerca de donde vive Mary.

    Tom bought a piece of land not far from where Mary lives.

  • ¿A quién le pertenece este terreno?

    Who owns this land?

  • La ley prohíbe la construcción de rascacielos en este terreno.

    The law forbids the building of any skyscraper on this land.

  • Quiero deshacerme del terreno.

    I want to dispose of the land.

  • La inclinación del terreno hacía difícil la construcción de la carretera.

    The slope of the ground made it difficult to construct the road.

  • El terreno se volvió una villa.

    The land became a town.

  • Él compró el terreno con el fin de construir su casa en él.

    He bought the land for the purpose of building his house on it.

  • El terreno era muy irregular.

    The ground was very uneven.

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