- solera
- f.1 tradition.2 kerb (British), curb (United States) (of sidewalk). (Chilean Spanish)3 sill.4 flooring.* * *solera► nombre femenino1 (soporte) support, prop2 (de molino) lower millstone3 (de horno) floor4 (del vino) lees plural5 figurado (tradición) tradition\FRASEOLOGÍAde solera / de mucha solera (familia etc) old-established 2 (vino) vintage* * *SF1) (=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] plinth3) [de cuneta] bottom4) (=piedra de molino) lower millstone5) Méx (=baldosa) flagstone6) 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* * *femenino1) (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) sundress3) (Chi) (de la acera) curb (AmE), kerb (BrE)4) (Per) (sábana) undersheet•• Cultural note:soleraA 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* * *----* compañía con solera = mature company.* con solera = well established, long-established.* empresa con solera = established player.* empresa de solera = established player.* * *femenino1) (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) sundress3) (Chi) (de la acera) curb (AmE), kerb (BrE)4) (Per) (sábana) undersheet•• Cultural note:soleraA 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* * ** compañía con solera = mature company.* con solera = well established, long-established.* empresa con solera = established player.* empresa de solera = established player.* * *solerafemininesolera (↑ solera a1)A(tradición, calidad): una ciudad con solera a historic cityestas calles tienen mucha solera these streets have a lot of character o maintain their traditional characteruna familia con solera a family with a long pedigree, a long-established familyB1 (madero) prop, support2 (piedra) plinthC (de una acequia) bottomD (Vin) old sherryE (CS) (Indum) sundressF (Chi) (de la acera) curb (AmE), kerb (BrE)G (Per) (sábana) undersheetCULTURAL NOTEsoleraA 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.* * *
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
* * *solera nf1. [tradición] tradition;una familia/marca de solera a long-established family/brand;un barrio con mucha solera a neighbourhood with a lot of local character2.vino de solera [añejo] vintage wine3. RP [vestido] sun dress4. Chile [de acera] Br kerb, US curb* * *soleraf1 tradition;de solera fig traditional2 Chi: de la aceracurb, Brkerb* * *solera nf1) : prop, support2) : tradition
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.