raso

adj.

flat, level, bare.

m.

satin.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rasar.

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raso

► adjetivo

1 (plano) flat, level; (liso) smooth

■ una cucharada rasa a level spoonful

2 (a poca altura) low

3 (atmósfera) clear, cloudless

► nombre masculino raso

1 (tejido) satin

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al raso in the open, in the open air

hacer tabla rasa familiar to make a clean sweep

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raso

► nombre masculino

1 (tejido) satin

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1. ADJ

1) [campo, terreno] (=llano) flat, level; (=sin árboles) clear, open; (=liso) smooth

2) [asiento] backless

3) [cielo] clear

está raso — the sky is clear

4) [contenido] level, level with the brim

una cucharada rasa — a level spoonful

5) [pelota, vuelo] very low, almost at ground level

marcó el gol por raso — he scored with a low shot

6) (=simple)

soldado raso — private

aprobado raso — bare pass, bare pass mark

2.

ADV

tirar raso — (Dep) to shoot low

3. SM

1) (Cos) satin

2) (=campo llano) flat country; (=campo abierto) open country

dormir al raso — to sleep out in the open

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I

-sa adjetivo

1)

a) <taza/cucharada> level (before n)

b) <vuelo/tiro> rasante I

2) (exterior) open country

al raso — out in the open

II

masculino satin

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= uncloudy, unclouded, cloudless.

Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.

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* cielo raso = cloudless sky.

* hacer tabla rasa = level + the playing field.

* soldado raso = army private, private.

* tabla rasa = clean slate, new leaf, a fresh start.

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I

-sa adjetivo

1)

a) <taza/cucharada> level (before n)

b) <vuelo/tiro> rasante I

2) (exterior) open country

al raso — out in the open

II

masculino satin

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= uncloudy, unclouded, cloudless.

Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.

* cielo raso = cloudless sky.

* hacer tabla rasa = level + the playing field.

* soldado raso = army private, private.

* tabla rasa = clean slate, new leaf, a fresh start.

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raso¹ -sa

adjective

A

1 ‹taza/cucharada› level (before n)

una cucharadita rasa de azúcar one level teaspoonful of sugar

2 ‹vuelo/tiro› rasante¹ (↑ rasante (1))

B (exterior) open country

dormir al raso to sleep out in the open

raso²

masculine

satin

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Del verbo rasar: (conjugate rasar)

raso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

rasó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
rasar    
raso
raso 1

◊ -sa adjetivo

1 ‹taza/cucharada› level (before n)
2 (exterior) open country;

◊ dormir al raso to sleep out in the open

raso 2 sustantivo masculino
satin
raso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (llano) flat, level
(hasta el borde) una cucharada rasa de sal, a level spoonful of salt
2 (cielo) clear
3 (vuelo) low
4 soldado raso, private
II sustantivo masculino satin
♦ Locuciones: al raso, out in the open
'raso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cielo
- rasa
- soldado
- techo
English:
enlist
- man
- private
- rank
- satin
- squaddie
- ceiling
- common
- enlisted man

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raso, -a

♦ adj

1. [terreno] flat

2. [cucharada] level

3. [cielo] clear

4. [a poca altura] low

5. Mil

soldado raso private

♦ nm

[tela] satin

♦ al raso loc adv

in the open air;

pasar la noche al raso to sleep rough

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raso

I adj flat, level;

soldado raso private

II m

1 material satin

2

:

al raso in the open air

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raso, -sa adj

1) : level, flat

2)

soldado raso : private (in the army)

los soldados rasos: the ranks

raso nm

: satin

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raso n satin

dormir al raso to sleep out in the open