solid

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɒlɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɑlɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sol′id)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
solid adj (not liquid)sólido/a adj
 The ice formed a solid mass.
 El hielo formó una masa sólida.
solid adj (hard, firm)sólido/a adj
  firme adj mf
 The miners had to stop digging the shaft when they found themselves faced with solid rock.
 Los mineros tuvieron que dejar de excavar en el pozo cuando se toparon con roca sólida.
solid adj (entirely of one substance)sólido/a adj
 The table was made of solid oak.
 La mesa era de sólido roble.
solid n (solid substance)sólido nm
 Wood is a solid.
 La madera es un sólido.
solids npl (food: not liquid)sólidos nmpl
 After he broke his jaw, Glenn couldn't eat solids for several weeks.
 Después de romperse la mandíbula, Glenn tuvo que estar sin comer sólidos varias semanas.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
solid adj (provable)sólido/a adj
 The journalist did her research well and the article is based on solid facts.
 La periodista hizo una buena investigación y su artículo solo se basa en hechos sólidos.
solid adj (well made, sturdy)de buena calidad loc adj
  bien hecho loc adj
 The bookcase was a solid piece of furniture.
 La estantería era de buena calidad.
solid adj (person: dependable)de fiar loc adj
  sólido/a adj
 You can rely on Linda; she's solid.
 Puedes confiar en Linda. Es de fiar.
solid adj (without holes, intact)macizo/a adj
 Mr Jones tapped on the wall, looking for secret passages, but it was solid.
 El Sr. Jones se puso a dar golpecitos en la pared en busca de pasadizos secretos, pero las paredes eran macizas.
solid adj often after noun (without interruption)seguido/a adj
  ininterrumpido/a adj
  sin parar loc adv
  de corrido loc adv
 Jeremy talked for an hour solid.
 The teenagers had three solid hours of English lessons in the mornings.
 Jeremy habló durante una hora seguida. // Los adolescentes tenían tres horas seguidas de inglés por la mañana.
solid adj (color: not mixed with another)liso/a adj
 The T-shirt had a solid band of red running down the centre.
 La camiseta tiene una banda lisa de color rojo en el centro.
solid adj (financially sound)sólido/a adj
 This is a solid company; you shouldn't have any concerns about investing in it.
 Esta es una empresa sólida. No deberías tener miedo de invertir en ella.
solid adj (relationship: stable)estable adj mf
 Charles and Tamsin have a solid marriage.
 Charles y Tamsin tienen un matrimonio estable.
solid adj (with three dimensions)espacial adj mf
  de los cuerpos sólidos loc adj
 The geometry teacher taught her class the difference between plane figures and solid figures.
 La profesora de geometría le explicó a su clase la diferencia entre las figuras planas y las figuras espaciales.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
frozen solid adj (completely frozen)completamente congelado loc adj
  congelado por completo loc adj
 The lake was frozen solid, so it was safe to go skating.
 El lago estaba completamente congelado, así que era seguro patinar en él.
on solid ground expr (on terra firma)en tierra firme loc adv
 It was a relief to get off the ship and back on solid ground.
 Fue un alivio bajar del barco y volver a estar en tierra firme.
on solid ground expr figurative (on a firm footing)en terreno seguro loc adv
  (figurado)en tierra firme loc adv
 After a few weeks at her new job, Emily began to feel like she was on solid ground.
rock solid,
rock-solid adj		 (strong, sturdy)robusto/a, duro/a adj
  fuerte adj mf
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
 The concrete walls of the building are rock-solid.
 Las paredes de concreto del edificio son robustas.
rock solid,
rock-solid adj		 figurative (convincing, dependable) (argumento)sólido/a adj
 The witness's alibi was rock-solid.
 La coartada del testigo era sólida.
semisolid,
semi-solid adj		 (partially solid)semisólido adj
solid gold n (precious metal: pure 24-carat gold)oro puro nm
 Daniel's wedding ring was made of solid gold.
  oro 24 quilates nm
  oro macizo nm
solid ground n (terra firma, dry land)suelo firme grupo nom
 After the turbulence they had experienced on the flight, the passengers were glad to feel solid ground beneath their feet again.
  tierra firme grupo nom
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Pasé tanto miedo en aquel barco que besé el suelo al llegar a tierra firme.
solid ground n figurative (well founded argument, position)base sólida loc nom f
 When the conversation turned to politics she was on more solid ground.
 Sus argumentos tienen una base muy sólida.
solid waste n (non-liquid refuse)residuo sólido nm + adj
  desperdicio sólido nm + adj
 The solid waste remains in the septic tank and liquids drain off to the soakaway.
 El residuo sólido permanece en la fosa séptica, y el líquido se drena hacia el pozo de absorción.
solid-state adj (electronic device)de estado sólido loc adj
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'solid' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
anchor - bar of soap - batten - bedrock - bubble - cavitation - cetyl alcohol - compact - concretely - consolidate - cuboid - decahedron - dodecahedron - ellipsoid - feces - ferric oxide - firm - fix - flimsy - fly ash - freeze - freezing point - gaseous - glass transition - gold bar - hard - hardwood floor - ice - lattice energy - melting point - mercury fulminate - parallelepiped - polyhedral - precipitate - precipitating - pretty hard - pyramid - semisolid - silhouette - solidification - solidify - spray - squirt - state - staunch - stearin - stereogram - strong - sturdily
Spanish:
macizo - sólido - fornido - ángulo sólido - apelmazado - aprendizaje sólido - aterido - caminar sobre terreno seguro - congelar - consistente - firme - macizo rocoso - recio - residuos sólidos urbanos - semiconductor - sustentable - tierra firme

Collocations: a solid [foundation, structure, frame, block, base, wall], is made of solid [gold, wood, metal, plastic, rock, materials, particles], a solid [gold] [watch, ring, statue], more...

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