soil level

jdm/einer Sache den Weg ébnen (fig) — to smooth the way for sb/sth

jemandem den Weg od. die Bahn ebnen — (fig.) smooth the way for somebody

jemandem den Weg od. die Bahn ebnen — (fig.) smooth the way for somebody

echar al suelo — [+ edificio] to demolish; [+ esperanzas] to dash; [+ plan] to ruin

echarse al suelo — (=tirarse al suelo) to hurl o.s. to the ground; (=arrodillarse) to fall on one's knees

tirarse por los suelos — * to roll in the aisles (with laughter) *

suelo empresarial — space for office accommodation

se echaron or tiraron al suelo — they threw themselves to the ground

arrastrarse por los suelos — (fam) to grovel

estar por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) precios to be rock bottom (colloq); moral/ánimos to be at rock bottom (colloq)

poner algo/a alguien por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) to run something/somebody down (colloq)

el suelo patrio — one's native soil o land

se echaron or tiraron al suelo — they threw themselves to the ground

arrastrarse por los suelos — (fam) to grovel

estar por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) precios to be rock bottom (colloq); moral/ánimos to be at rock bottom (colloq)

poner algo/a alguien por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) to run something/somebody down (colloq)

el suelo patrio — one's native soil o land

Ex: An enquirer wishes to retrieve documents on the 'finishing of concrete floors for industrial buildings'.

per terra — (appoggiare, sedersi) on the ground, (cadere) to the ground

un pezzo di terra — (gen) a piece of land, (fabbricabile, per orto) a plot of land

le sue terre — (possedimento) his estate

via terra — (viaggiare) by land, overland

tattica della terra bruciata Mil — scorched earth policy

mettere a terra — to earth o ground

essere a terra — (fig : depresso) to be at rock bottom

terra terra — (fig : persona, argomento) prosaic, pedestrian

stare con i piedi per terra fig — to have both feet on the ground

mettere a terra — (buttare giù) to knock down [ persona]; fig. (privare delle forze) to strike down

toccare terra — [ aereo] to touch ground, to land; [ nave] to reach o make land, to land

scendere a terra — [ passeggeri] to land

di terra — [ esercito] ground(-based), land; [hostess, personale] ground

terra rossa, argillosa — red, clayey earth o soil

una terra sconosciuta — an undiscovered o unknown land

in terra straniera — on foreign land o soil

abbandonare o lasciare questa terra eufem. to depart this world; scendi o torna sulla terra! — fig. come down to earth!

collegare o mettere a terra to earth BE, to ground AE; messa a terra — earthing BE, grounding AE

essere, sentirsi a terra — (fisicamente) to be, feel low o run-down; (moralmente) to be, feel down o low(-spirited) o flat

essere a terra — (finanziariamente) to be broke o penniless

piano terra — ground floor BE, bottom floor BE, first floor AE

terra battuta — (nel tennis) clay

campo in terra battuta clay o hard court; terra di nessuno mil. no man's land; terra promessa Promised Land (anche fig.); terra di Siena art. sienna; -e emerse lands above sea level; -e sommerse lands below sea level; Terra Santa — Holy Land

tenere i piedi per terra, stare coi piedi per terra — to keep both o one's feet on the ground

sotto terra — sottoterra

suolo pubblico — dir. public property o ground

• tierra adentro — inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

unsere Mutter Érde (liter) — Mother Earth

auf Érden (old, liter) — on earth

auf der ganzen Érde — all over the world

niemand auf der ganzen Érde — nobody in the whole world

in fremder/heimatlicher Érde ruhen (liter) — to lie or rest in foreign/native soil (liter)

unter der Érde — underground, below ground; (fig) beneath the soil

du wirst mich noch unter die Érde bringen (inf) — you'll be the death of me yet (inf)

auf die Érde fallen — to fall to the ground

auf nackter or bloßer Érde — on the bare ground

mit beiden Beinen or Füßen ( fest) auf der Érde stehen (fig) — to have both feet firmly on the ground

Érde zu Érde (Eccl) — dust to dust

seltene Érden (Chem) — rare earths

ein Klumpen Erde — a lump of earth

etwas in die Erde rammen — ram something into the ground

etwas auf die Erde legen/stellen — put something down [on the ground]

zu ebener Erde — on the ground floor or (Amer.) the first floor

auf der Erde bleiben — (fig.) keep one's feet on the ground (fig.)

unter der Erde liegen — (geh. verhüll.) be in one's grave

jemanden unter die Erde bringen — (ugs.) bury somebody; (fig.): (töten) be the death of somebody (coll.)

auf Erden — (bibl.)

zu ebener Erde — on the ground floor or (Amer.) the first floor

auf der Erde bleiben — (fig.) keep one's feet on the ground (fig.)

unter der Erde liegen — (geh. verhüll.) be in one's grave

jemanden unter die Erde bringen — (ugs.) bury somebody; (fig.): (töten) be the death of somebody (coll.)

auf Erden — (bibl.)