from the ground up
adv. adj.
a partir de cero
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ground [1]
1
(=soil) tierra f , suelo m
2
(=terrain) terreno m
high/hilly ground terreno m alto/montañoso
→ to break new ground hacer algo nuevo
→ common ground terreno m común
→ to cover a lot of ground (lit) recorrer una gran distancia
he covered a lot of ground in his lecture abarcó mucho en la clase
→ to be on dangerous ground entrar en territorio peligroso
→ to be on firm ground hablar con conocimiento de causa
→ to gain ground ganar terreno
→ to go to ground
[fox] meterse en su madriguera
[person] esconderse, refugiarse
→ to hold one's ground (lit, fig) →
to stand one's ground
→ to be on (one's) home ground tratar materia que uno conoce a fondo
→ to lose ground perder terreno
→ to run sb to ground localizar (por fin) a algn, averiguar el paradero de algn
→ to shift one's ground cambiar de postura
→ to stand one's ground (lit) no ceder terreno (fig) mantenerse firme
→ to be on sure ground →
to be on firm ground
IDIOMS to cut the ground from under sb's feet quitarle terreno a algn
IDIOMS it suits me down to the ground me conviene perfectamente, me viene de perilla
→
prepare →
A
3
(=surface) suelo m , tierra f
→ above ground sobre la tierra
→ below ground debajo de la tierra
→ to fall to the ground (lit) caerse al suelo (fig) fracasar
→ to get off the ground
[aircraft] despegar
[plans etc] ponerse en marcha
→ on the ground en el suelo
→
raze
4
(=pitch) terreno m , campo m
they won on their own ground ganaron en su propio terreno
→
parade →
D
→
recreation
5
(=estate, property) tierras fpl
6 grounds
(=gardens) jardines mpl , parque msing
7 (Art etc)
(=background) fondo m , trasfondo m
on a blue ground sobre un fondo azul
9
(=reason) (usu pl)
razón f , motivo m
(=basis) fundamento m
→ grounds for complaint motivos mpl de queja
→ what ground(s) do you have for saying so? ¿en qué se basa para decir eso?
→ on the ground(s) of ... con motivo de ..., por causa de ..., debido a ...
on the ground(s) that ... a causa de que ..., por motivo de que ...
on good grounds con razón
on medical grounds por razones de salud
1 [+ship] varar, hacer encallar
2 [+plane, pilot] obligar a permanecer en tierra
he ordered the planes to be grounded ordenó que permaneciesen los aviones en tierra
to be grounded by bad weather no poder despegar por el mal tiempo
3 (US, Elec) conectar con tierra
4
(=teach)
to ground sb in maths enseñar a algn los rudimentos de las matemáticas
to be well grounded in tener un buen conocimiento de, estar versado en
5 (esp US)
[+student] encerrar, no dejar salir
c vi (Naut) encallar, varar , (lightly)
tocar ( on en)
d cpd
♦
ground attack n ataque m de tierra, (Aer) ataque m a superficie
♦
ground bass n bajo m rítmico
♦
ground colour n fondo m , primera capa f
♦
ground control n (Aer) control m desde tierra
♦
ground crew n (Aer) personal m de tierra
♦
ground floor n (Brit) planta f baja
ground-floor flat (Brit) piso m or (LAm) departamento m de planta baja
IDIOMS he got in on the ground floor empezó por abajo
♦
ground forces npl (Mil) fuerzas fpl de tierra
♦
ground frost n escarcha f
♦
ground ivy n hiedra f terrestre
♦
ground level n nivel m del suelo
♦
ground plan n plano m , planta f
♦
ground pollution n contaminación f del suelo
♦
ground rent n (esp Brit) alquiler m del terreno
♦
ground rules npl reglas fpl básicas
we can't change the ground rules at this stage a estas alturas no podemos cambiar las reglas
♦
ground staff n →
ground crew
♦
ground wire n (US) cable m de toma de tierra
♦
Ground Zero n zona f cero
Translation English - Spanish Collins Dictionary
ground [2]
b adj
[coffee etc] molido
[glass] deslustrado (US)
[meat] picado
c n grounds
[+of coffee] poso msing , sedimento msing
d cpd
♦
ground beef n (US) picadillo m
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