floor
The flat bottom surface of a room that people walk on. It also refers to a specific level or story within a building, such as the ground floor or the fifth floor.
Ejemplos
3 de 5Please leave your wet umbrella on the floor near the entrance.
Please leave your wet umbrella on the floor near the entrance.
The international conference is being held on the ballroom floor of the hotel.
The international conference is being held on the ballroom floor of the hotel.
We can just sit on the floor and eat pizza while we wait.
We can just sit on the floor and eat pizza while we wait.
Familia de palabras
Truco para recordar
Think of the 'FL' in 'floor' and 'flat'—the floor is the flat part you walk on.
Quiz rápido
The elevator is broken, so we have to walk up to the fourth _____.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: floor
Ejemplos
Please leave your wet umbrella on the floor near the entrance.
everydayPlease leave your wet umbrella on the floor near the entrance.
The international conference is being held on the ballroom floor of the hotel.
formalThe international conference is being held on the ballroom floor of the hotel.
We can just sit on the floor and eat pizza while we wait.
informalWe can just sit on the floor and eat pizza while we wait.
The study analyzed the sedimentary layers found on the ocean floor.
academicThe study analyzed the sedimentary layers found on the ocean floor.
The sales department has moved to the tenth floor of the headquarters.
businessThe sales department has moved to the tenth floor of the headquarters.
Familia de palabras
Colocaciones comunes
Frases Comunes
floor it
to press the accelerator of a car to the floor to go very fast
take the floor
to start speaking in a debate or assembly
mop the floor with someone
to defeat someone easily in a competition
Se confunde a menudo con
'Floor' is the surface inside a building, while 'ground' is the surface outside.
A 'story' is the space between two floors; 'floor' usually refers to the physical level you are standing on.
Notas de uso
Use the preposition 'on' when referring to things touching the floor (e.g., 'on the floor'). When describing building levels, ordinal numbers are used (e.g., 'first floor', 'second floor').
Errores comunes
Learners sometimes use 'in the floor' instead of 'on the floor'. Another common mistake is confusing 'ground floor' (UK) with 'first floor' (US).
Truco para recordar
Think of the 'FL' in 'floor' and 'flat'—the floor is the flat part you walk on.
Origen de la palabra
Derived from the Old English 'flōr', which is of Germanic origin and shared with Middle Dutch and German 'flur'.
Patrones gramaticales
Contexto cultural
In British English, the 'ground floor' is the level at street level, and the 'first floor' is the one above it; in American English, the 'first floor' is usually the street-level floor.
Quiz rápido
The elevator is broken, so we have to walk up to the fourth _____.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: floor
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