solera

f.

1 tradition.

2 kerb (British), curb (United States) (of sidewalk). (Chilean Spanish)

3 sill.

4 flooring.

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solera

► nombre femenino

1 (soporte) support, prop

2 (de molino) lower millstone

3 (de horno) floor

4 (del vino) lees plural

5 figurado (tradición) tradition

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de solera / de mucha solera (familia etc) old-established 2 (vino) vintage

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SF

1) (=tradición) tradition

este es país de solera celta — this is a country with a long-established Celtic tradition

vino de solera — vintage wine

es un barrio con solera — it is a typically Spanish etc quarter

es de solera de médicos — he comes from a line of doctors

2) (=objeto) [de apoyo] prop, support; [para saltar] plinth

3) [de cuneta] bottom

4) (=piedra de molino) lower millstone

5) Méx (=baldosa) flagstone

6) Cono Sur [de acera] kerb, curb (EEUU)

SOLERA Sherry does not have a specific vintage since it is a mixture of the vintages from different years; the solera method is used to ensure uniformity of quality. In the bodega (cellar) the casks are arranged in horizontal rows, with the bottom row, known as the solera, containing the oldest wine. When part of this is bottled, the casks are replenished with wine from the row immediately above, which in turn is refilled with wine from the next row, and so on.

See:

ver nota culturelle JEREZ in jerez

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femenino

1) (tradición, calidad)

calles con mucha solera — streets which have a lot of character

una familia con solera — a family with a long pedigree, a long-established family

2) (CS) (Indum) sundress

3) (Chi) (de la acera) curb (AmE), kerb (BrE)

4) (Per) (sábana) undersheet

•• Cultural note:

solera

A system of blending used in the production of fortified wines such as jerez. Only a quarter of a cask of mature wine is drawn off for bottling at any one time, and the cask is then topped up from a cask of younger wine of the same variety. This second cask is topped up with a third, younger wine, and so on up to the fourth cask

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* compañía con solera = mature company.

* con solera = well established, long-established.

* empresa con solera = established player.

* empresa de solera = established player.

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femenino

1) (tradición, calidad)

calles con mucha solera — streets which have a lot of character

una familia con solera — a family with a long pedigree, a long-established family

2) (CS) (Indum) sundress

3) (Chi) (de la acera) curb (AmE), kerb (BrE)

4) (Per) (sábana) undersheet

•• Cultural note:

solera

A system of blending used in the production of fortified wines such as jerez. Only a quarter of a cask of mature wine is drawn off for bottling at any one time, and the cask is then topped up from a cask of younger wine of the same variety. This second cask is topped up with a third, younger wine, and so on up to the fourth cask

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* compañía con solera = mature company.

* con solera = well established, long-established.

* empresa con solera = established player.

* empresa de solera = established player.

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solera

feminine

solera (↑ solera a1)

A

(tradición, calidad): una ciudad con solera a historic city

estas calles tienen mucha solera these streets have a lot of character o maintain their traditional character

una familia con solera a family with a long pedigree, a long-established family

B

1 (madero) prop, support

2 (piedra) plinth

C (de una acequia) bottom

D (Vin) old sherry

E (CS) (Indum) sundress

F (Chi) (de la acera) curb (AmE), kerb (BrE)

G (Per) (sábana) undersheet

CULTURAL NOTE

solera

A system of blending used in the production of fortified wines such as jerez (↑ jerez a1) . Only a quarter of a cask of mature wine is drawn off for bottling at any one time, and the cask is then topped up from a cask of younger wine of the same variety. This second cask is topped up with a third, younger wine, and so on up to the fourth cask.

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solera sustantivo femenino
1 (tradición, calidad):

◊ una familia con solera a family with a long pedigree, a long-established family

2 (CS) (Indum) sundress
solera sustantivo femenino
1 figurado tradition
2 Arquit girder, prop, support
3 (madre del vino) sediment
'solera' also found in these entries:
English:
sun

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solera nf

1. [tradición] tradition;

una familia/marca de solera a long-established family/brand;

un barrio con mucha solera a neighbourhood with a lot of local character

2.

vino de solera [añejo] vintage wine

3. RP [vestido] sun dress

4. Chile [de acera] Br kerb, US curb

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solera

f

1 tradition;

de solera fig traditional

2 Chi: de la acera

curb, Br

kerb

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solera nf

1) : prop, support

2) : tradition