patio

patio
m.
1 courtyard.
¡cómo está el patio! (informal) what a fine state of affairs! (peninsular Spanish)
patio de butacas stalls (peninsular Spanish)
patio interior lightshaft (en edificio)
2 patio, yard, court, courtyard.
3 shunting yard, switchyard.
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patio
► nombre masculino
1 (de una casa) courtyard; (de un colegio) playground
2 TEATRO pit
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FRASEOLOGÍA
¡cómo está el patio! familiar what a state things are in!
patio de butacas stalls plural, US orchestra
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noun m.
courtyard
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SM
1) [de casa] courtyard; [de escuela] playground

¡cómo está el patio! * —

¡cómo está el patio! hoy todos están de mal humor — what an atmosphere! everybody is in a bad mood today!

¡cómo está el patio! varios diputados se han liado a puñetazos — several MPs got involved in a punch-up - what's the world coming to?

patio de armas — parade ground

patio de luces — well ( of a building )

patio de operaciones — floor ( of the stock exchange )

patio de recreo — playground

2) (Teat) pit

patio de butacas — stalls pl , orchestra (EEUU)

3) Méx (Ferro) shunting yard
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masculino
1) (en una casa) courtyard, patio; (de escuela) playground, schoolyard

cómo está el patio — (Esp fam)

cómo está el patio! — what a state things are in!

voy a ver cómo está el patio allí adentro — I'm going to see what's going on inside

pasarse al patio — (RPl fam) to overstep the mark

2) (Esp) (Cin, Teatr) orchestra (AmE), stalls (pl) (BrE)
3) (Méx) (Ferr) shunting yard
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= courtyard, atrium [atria, -pl.], yard, backyard, patio, grounds.
Ex. No one ever arrived without some mishap at the two large cages at the far end of that gloomy room (which projected like a pair of wretched pavilions in the courtyard).
Ex. The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library.
Ex. The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.
Ex. Backyard TV antennas developed as an offshoot of cable technology.
Ex. Many customers are showing more interest in getting a patio for their garden in recent years.
Ex. Staff at a children's play-centre have been advised to carry out daily searches for drugs hidden in foliage in its grounds.
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* juego de patio de recreo = playground game.
* ojo de patio = light well.
* patio de butacas = orchestra seats.
* patio de butacas, el = stall, the.
* patio de granja = farmyard.
* patio de la escuela = schoolyard [school yard].
* patio del recreo = schoolyard [school yard].
* patio de recreo = playground.
* patio interior = enclosed courtyard.
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masculino
1) (en una casa) courtyard, patio; (de escuela) playground, schoolyard

cómo está el patio — (Esp fam)

cómo está el patio! — what a state things are in!

voy a ver cómo está el patio allí adentro — I'm going to see what's going on inside

pasarse al patio — (RPl fam) to overstep the mark

2) (Esp) (Cin, Teatr) orchestra (AmE), stalls (pl) (BrE)
3) (Méx) (Ferr) shunting yard
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= courtyard, atrium [atria, -pl.], yard, backyard, patio, grounds.

Ex: No one ever arrived without some mishap at the two large cages at the far end of that gloomy room (which projected like a pair of wretched pavilions in the courtyard).

Ex: The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library.
Ex: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.
Ex: Backyard TV antennas developed as an offshoot of cable technology.
Ex: Many customers are showing more interest in getting a patio for their garden in recent years.
Ex: Staff at a children's play-centre have been advised to carry out daily searches for drugs hidden in foliage in its grounds.
* juego de patio de recreo = playground game.
* ojo de patio = light well.
* patio de butacas = orchestra seats.
* patio de butacas, el = stall, the.
* patio de granja = farmyard.
* patio de la escuela = schoolyard [school yard].
* patio del recreo = schoolyard [school yard].
* patio de recreo = playground.
* patio interior = enclosed courtyard.

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patio
masculine
A (en una casa) courtyard, patio; (de una escuela) playground, schoolyard
cómo está el patio (Esp fam): ¡cómo está el patio! ¿qué hacéis todos con esas caras tan largas? just look at this! why all the long faces? (colloq)
¡cómo está el patio! huelgas, desempleo … what a state things are in! strikes, unemployment …
voy a ver cómo está el patio allí adentro I'm going to see what's going on inside, I'm going to check out the scene inside (colloq)
pasarse al patio (RPl fam); to overstep the mark, go too far
Compuestos:
● patio andaluz
interior courtyard (typical of Andalusian houses)
● patio de armas
parade ground
● patio de luces or de luz
well
● patio de operaciones
floor (of an exchange)
B (Esp) (Cin, Teatr) orchestra (AmE), stalls (pl) (BrE)
entrada/butaca de patio ticket/seat in the orchestra o stalls
Compuesto:
patio de butacas
(Esp) orchestra (AmE), stalls (pl) (BrE)
C (Méx) (Ferr) shunting yard
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patio sustantivo masculino
1 (en una casa) courtyard, patio;
(de escuela) playground, schoolyard
2 (Esp) (Cin, Teatr) tb
◊ patio de butacas (Esp) orchestra (AmE), stalls (pl) (BrE)

patio sustantivo masculino
1 (de una casa) yard, patio
(de un colegio) playground
2 Teat Cine patio de butacas, stalls
'patio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
butaca
- corral
- corrillo
- forja
- salva
- triangular
- desagüe
- interior
- platea
English:
astir
- backyard
- court
- courtyard
- grim
- open
- palace
- patio
- playground
- schoolyard
- yard
- back
- beer
- forecourt
- orchestra
- play
- quadrangle
- stall
- sunken
- terrace
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patio nm
[de casa] courtyard; [de escuela] playground; [de cuartel] parade ground;
Comp
Esp Fam
¡cómo está el patio! what a fine state of affairs!;
visto como está el patio… considering the way things are…
Comp
patio de armas parade ground; Esp patio de butacas Br stalls, US front orchestra;
patio interior [en edificio] central courtyard;
patio de luces central well, air shaft
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patio
m courtyard, patio
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patio nm
1) : courtyard, patio
2)
patio de recreo : playground
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patio n
1. (de colegio) playground
2. (de casa) courtyard / patio
patio de butacas stalls

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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