subterráneo

adj.

subterranean, underground, subterraneous, subsurface.

m.

underground railroad, underground railway.

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subterráneo

► adjetivo

1 subterranean, underground

► nombre masculino subterráneo

1 underground passage, tunnel, subway

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subterráneo

► nombre masculino

1 underground passage, tunnel, subway

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(f. - subterránea)

adj.

underground

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1.

ADJ underground, subterranean

2. SM

1) (=túnel) underground passage

2) (=almacén bajo tierra) underground store, cellar

3) Arg (=metro) underground, subway (EEUU)

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I

-nea adjetivo underground, subterranean

II

masculino

a) (pasaje) subway, tunnel

b) (RPl) (Transp) subway (AmE), underground (BrE)

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= underground, below surface, subterranean.

Ex. An underground stack, to hold 1,250,000 books and the cataloguing services, was constructed under the inner courtyard of the main university building, to which the stack is linked by a tunnel.

Ex. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.

Ex. Hamlet refers to his father's spirit as 'old mole,' because it roams above ground for a brief period before returning to its subterranean region.

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* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aparcamiento subterráneo = underground garage.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* pasaje subterráneo = subway, underpass.

* pasaje subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* pasaje subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo = underground walkway, underpass, subway.

* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* refugio subterráneo = dugout.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

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I

-nea adjetivo underground, subterranean

II

masculino

a) (pasaje) subway, tunnel

b) (RPl) (Transp) subway (AmE), underground (BrE)

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= underground, below surface, subterranean.

Ex: An underground stack, to hold 1,250,000 books and the cataloguing services, was constructed under the inner courtyard of the main university building, to which the stack is linked by a tunnel.

Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.

Ex: Hamlet refers to his father's spirit as 'old mole,' because it roams above ground for a brief period before returning to its subterranean region.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aparcamiento subterráneo = underground garage.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* pasaje subterráneo = subway, underpass.

* pasaje subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* pasaje subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo = underground walkway, underpass, subway.

* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* refugio subterráneo = dugout.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

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subterráneo¹ -nea

adjective

underground, subterranean

subterráneo²

masculine

1 (pasaje) subway, tunnel

2 (RPl) (Transp) subway (AmE), underground (BrE)

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subterráneo 1

◊ -nea adjetivo

underground, subterranean
subterráneo 2 sustantivo masculino

a) (pasaje) subway, tunnel

b) (RPl) (Transp) subway (AmE), underground (BrE)

subterráneo,-a
I adjetivo underground, subterranean
II m (túnel, paso) tunnel, subway; underground passage
'subterráneo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paso
- subterránea
English:
subway
- underground
- underpass
- dug
- metro
- subterranean
- under

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subterráneo, -a

♦ adj

subterranean, underground

♦ nm

1. [túnel] underground tunnel

2. RP [metro] Br underground, US subway

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subterráneo

I adj underground

II m L.Am.

subway, Br

underground

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subterráneo, -nea adj

: underground, subterranean

subterráneo nm

1) : underground passage, tunnel

2) Arg, Uru : subway

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subterráneo adj underground