OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1762

earth

/ɜːθ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
suelo • tierra
Soil.
This is good earth for growing potatoes.
tierra
Any general rock-based material.
She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.
terreno • tierra
The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.
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tierra
A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
madriguera
The lair or den (as a hole in the ground) of an animal such as a fox.
tierra
The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.
📚 verb • entry_id 1763

earth

/ɜːθ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aterrar • conectar a tierra • poner a tierra
To connect electrically to the earth.
That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.
Phrases