concrete

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒŋkriːt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kon′krēt, kong′-, kon krēt′, kong- for 1–10, 11, 14, 15; kon krēt′, kong- for 12, 13)


Inflections of 'concrete' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
concretes
v 3rd person singular
concreting
v pres p
concreted
v past
concreted
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
concrete n (material)hormigón nm
  (AmL)concreto nm
 A statue made of concrete is at the entrance to the park.
 En la entrada al parque hay una estatua de hormigón.
concrete n as adj (made of concrete)de hormigón loc adj
  (AmL)de concreto loc adj
 There is a concrete jogging path that runs throughout the park.
 Hay un sendero para correr de hormigón que atraviesa el parque.
concrete adj (real, material)concreto/a adj
  sólido/a adj
 The judge wants concrete proof of the crime.
 El juez quiere pruebas concretas del crimen.
concrete adj (not abstract)concreto/a adj
 The word "banana" has a concrete meaning.
 La palabra "plátano" tiene un significado concreto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
concrete block n (brick made of concrete)bloque de hormigón nm + loc adj
  (AmL)bloque de concreto nm + loc adj
 Concrete blocks are strong but susceptible to forceful vibration.
 Los bloques de hormigón son fuertes pero susceptibles a vibraciones fuertes.
concrete mixer n (machine for mixing concrete) (construcción)hormigonera nf
 The mixture looked a bit wet so I put some more cement in the concrete mixer.
 La mezcla se veía un poco aguada así que puse un poco más de cemento en la hormigonera.
  (construcción)mezcladora nf
 La mezcla se veía un poco aguada así que puse un poco más de cemento en la mezcladora.
concrete thinker n (person: focused on specifics)pensador concreto, pensadora concreta grupo nom
pervious concrete n (construction material)hormigón permeable, hormigón poroso loc nom m
pre-form concrete n (ready-cast cement mixture)masa de cemento nf
precast concrete n (ready-formed cement mixture)cemento preformado nm + adj
 Some buildings are constructed of precast concrete slabs.
  hormigón preformado, hormigón prefabricado nm + adj
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las naves de hormigón prefabricado son más caras pero más rápidas de construir que las de estructura metálica.
reinforced concrete n (cement strengthened with steel)hormigón armado loc nom m
 The bomb shelter was made of reinforced concrete.
 El refugio subterráneo estaba construido de hormigón armado.
set in stone,
set in concrete adj		 figurative (decided definitively)definitivo/a adj
  decidido/a adj
  inamovible adj
Note: Commonly used in the negative
 These are just guidelines; nothing is set in stone yet.
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'concrete' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
abstract - box frame - cast stone - cement - concrete block - concrete mixer - crystallize - crystallized - cure - curing - embodiment - entrain - fly ash - objectification - precast - slump - solidify - tangible - tendon
Spanish:
calcina - concreto - hormigón - mazacote - en firme - alquitrán - capacho - caso concreto - cemento armado - concretizar - concreto armado - hormigón armado - hormigonera - jungla de asfalto - mampostería - murete de obra - tangible

Collocations: (reinforced) concrete [construction, buildings, structures], a concrete [floor, wall, barrier, stairway], concrete [blocks, slabs], more...

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