floor
gb/flˈɔɹ/ us/flˈɔɹ/
A1
Inglés
~ 900
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Sustantivo
A1
entity
1
flat walking surface indoors
The flat part at the bottom of a room where you stand or walk.
Patrón de uso:
[someone] is on the floor
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'floor' with 'ground'; 'floor' is indoors, 'ground' is outdoors.
Sinónimos
ground (Refers to the outdoor surface, not indoors.)
Antónimos
ceiling (Opposite in position; the top interior surface of a room.)
Colocaciones
wooden floor
|carpeted floor
|clean the floor
|lie on the floor
|floor tiles
Temas
daily life
|home
|architecture
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- She dropped her keys on the floor.
- The children sat on the floor playing games.
- I need to mop the kitchen floor.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The ball is on the floor.
- Please sit on the floor.
- The floor is clean.
Sustantivo
A1
entity
2
level of a building
One level in a building, like first floor or second floor.
Patrón de uso:
[someone] lives on the [number] floor
Error frecuente:
Some learners mix 'floor' and 'storey'; 'storey' is more formal or British English.
Sinónimos
storey (British English term for a level of a building.)
Antónimos
basement (A level below ground.)
Colocaciones
first floor
|top floor
|ground floor
|second floor
Temas
daily life
|architecture
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- Our office is on the third floor.
- The apartment has two floors.
- They live on the ground floor.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I work on the second floor.
- We live on the first floor.
- The shop is on the ground floor.
Sustantivo
B2
entity
3
speaking area in meeting
The place or right to speak in a meeting or parliament.
Patrón de uso:
[someone] takes the floor
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse physical space with speaking rights; 'take the floor' often means beginning to speak.
Sinónimos
podium (Physical platform for speaking, not the right to speak itself.)
Antónimos
audience (Group listening rather than speaking.)
Colocaciones
take the floor
|hold the floor
|give someone the floor
Temas
politics
|business
|communication
Ejemplos
- The senator took the floor to address the issue.
- May I have the floor for a moment?
- She held the floor for over an hour.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He took the floor and spoke.
- I will give her the floor.
- She held the floor for ten minutes.
Verbo
informal
B2
action
4
to shock or amaze someone
To surprise or shock someone so much they do not know what to say.
Patrón de uso:
[something] floors [someone]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes think 'floor' here means physically knock down; in this sense it's emotional or mental impact.
Sinónimos
stun (Similar meaning but often used for temporary physical incapacity as well as emotional shock.)
Antónimos
calm (To make someone relaxed rather than shocked.)
Colocaciones
completely floored
|floored by news
Temas
emotions
|communication
Ejemplos
- I was floored by her sudden resignation.
- His skill with numbers floored me.
- The announcement floored everyone in the room.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The news floored me.
- Her story floored us.
- He was floored by the surprise.
Verbo
B1
action
5
to knock someone down physically
To hit or push someone so they fall down.
Patrón de uso:
[someone] floors [someone else]
Sinónimos
knock down (General term for making someone fall, not necessarily onto a floor.)
Antónimos
lift up (To raise someone rather than make them fall.)
Colocaciones
floored by a punch
Temas
sports
|body
Ejemplos
- He floored his opponent with one punch.
- The tackle floored the quarterback instantly.
- She was floored during the match.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He floored him with a kick.
- The player was floored by a hit.
- She floored her opponent.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
floor
AFI
GB/flˈɔɹ/
US/flˈɔɹ/
Sílabas y acento
floor (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (floor)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: floor
- Plural: floors
Verb
- Base: floor
- 3rd Person Singular: floors
- Present Participle: flooring
- Past: floored
Familia de palabras
Forms
floors
noun
flooring
verb
floored
verb
Related words
floorboard
noun
Expresiones
floor plan
1/flˈɔɹ plˈæn/
fixed phrase
technical
diagram of building level from above view
A drawing that shows rooms and spaces of one level of a building from above.
Ejemplos
- The architect showed us the new floor plan.
- We studied the floor plan before buying the house.
get off the floor
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɔf ðə flˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
stand up from flat surface indoors/outdoors area activity use temporary position change
To stand up after lying or sitting on the flat part of a room or similar area.
Ejemplos
- He got off the floor after stretching.
- Please get off the floor and come eat dinner.
hold the floor
1/hˈoʊld ðə flˈɔɹ/
idiom
keep speaking without interruption
To keep talking in a meeting without letting others speak.
Ejemplos
- She held the floor for nearly twenty minutes.
- He tried to hold the floor despite interruptions.
on the floor
1/ˈɔn ðə flˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
located on flat surface indoors/outdoors area
On the flat part of a room or area where people stand or walk.
Ejemplos
- The toys are on the floor.
- He slept on the floor last night.
take the floor
1/tˈeɪk ðə flˈɔɹ/
idiom
start speaking in meeting
To start speaking in a meeting after being allowed to do so.
Ejemplos
- The chairman invited her to take the floor.
- He took the floor to present his proposal.