| Principal Translations |
| ground n | (surface of the earth) | suelo nm |
| | The coconut fell to the ground right beside us. |
| | El coco cayó al suelo justo al lado nuestro. |
| ground n | (soil) | suelo nm |
| | | tierra nf |
| | The ground here is rich in colour and minerals. |
| | El suelo aquí es rico en color y minerales. |
| | La tierra aquí es rica en color y minerales. |
| ground n | (area) | terreno nm |
| | | área nf |
| | During the search, we need to cover all the ground - the whole area. |
| | Durante la búsqueda necesitamos abarcar todo el terreno. |
| grounds npl | (property associated with a house) | terreno nm |
| | | tierra nf |
| | The grounds of the mansion extended to the river. |
| | El terreno de la mansión se extiende hasta el río. |
| ground n | usually plural (area used for sports) | campo nm |
| | We used to play football on the old school sports ground. |
| | Solíamos jugar fútbol en el viejo campo de deportes de la escuela. |
| ground n | usually plural (basis, reason) | base nf |
| | | fundamento nm |
| | On what grounds do you base your conclusions? The judge said she had no grounds to believe he would reoffend. |
| | ¿Sobre qué bases fundamentas tus conclusiones? |
ground [sth] on [sth],
ground [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (base on) | basar en vtr + prep |
| | | fundamentar en vtr + prep |
| | The plot of this novel might seem far-fetched, but the author grounded it in fact. |
| | La trama de esta novela parece un poco inverosímil, pero el autor la basó en hechos reales. |
| ground [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (educate) | dar conocimientos básicos a loc verb |
| | | enseñar lo básico a loc verb |
| | | educar en lo básico a loc verb |
| | The tennis pro grounded his students in the basics. |
| | El tenista profesional les dio conocimientos básicos a sus estudiantes. |
| ground [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (punish by keeping indoors) | castigar a vtr + prep |
| | | poner en penitencia a loc verb |
| | His parents grounded him for two weeks. |
| | Sus padres lo castigaron sin salir por dos semanas. |
| Additional Translations |
| ground adj | (subjected to grinding) | molido/a adj |
| | (carne) | picado/a adj |
| | Ursula tipped the ground coffee beans into the pot. |
| | Úrsula metió los granos molidos de café en la cafetera. |
| ground adj | US (meat: minced) | picado/a adj |
| | (AmL) | molido/a adj |
| | The ground beef was made into hamburgers. |
| | Se hicieron hamburguesas con la carne picada. |
| ground n | US (electrical wire: earth) | tierra nf |
| | (ES) | toma de tierra loc nom f |
| | US electrical plugs have two live pins and one ground. |
| | Los enchufes eléctricos de los EE.UU. tienen dos polos vivos y uno a tierra. |
| | Los enchufes en los EE.UU. Tienen dos varillas y una toma de tierra. |
| grounds npl | (coffee, drinks) | poso nm |
| Note: Normalmente en plural con este significado. |
| | There were always some grounds left in the bottom of her coffee cup. |
| | Siempre quedan posos en el fondo de su taza de café. |
| ground⇒ vi | (be stranded) | encallar⇒, varar⇒ vi |
| | The ship grounded on a sand bar. |
| | El barco encalló (or: varó) en un banco de arena. |
| ground [sth] in [sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (base) | basarse⇒, fundarse⇒, fundamentarse⇒ v prnl |
| | His argument was grounded in his belief in God. |
| | Su argumento se fundaba (or: se basaba) en su creencia en Dios. |
| ground [sth]⇒ vtr | (prevent from flying) | dejar en tierra loc verb |
| | | permanecer en tierra loc verb |
| | | quedarse en tierra loc verb |
| | The plane was grounded because of mechanical problems. |
| | El avión se dejó en tierra debido a un fallo mecánico. |
| ground [sth] vtr | US (electricity: connect earth wire) (AmL) | poner a tierra loc verb |
| | This connection grounds the device to keep it from shocking you. |
| | Esta conexión pone a tierra el aparato para evitar que sufras una descarga. |
| ground [sth] vtr | often passive (strand) | hacer encallar loc verb |
| | The ship was grounded on a desert island. |
| | Se hizo encallar al barco en una isla desierta. |
| ground [sth] vtr | (American football: throw to the ground) (pase incompleto intencional, MX) | encallar⇒ vtr |
| | The quarterback grounded the ball to stop the play. |
| | El corebac encalló la pelota para detener la jugada. |