el
/ˈpiso/
Translation
flat, floor, storey, pavement
Word origin
Deverbal of pisar ('to tread on'), from Vulgar Latin pinsare, from Latin pinsere ('to pound, to stamp'). The senses 'floor' and 'flat' come from the level one treads on.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pinsare
- English cognates
- piston, pestle
Grammar
Examples
alquilando.
She bought a flat in the city centre after years of renting.
ascensor .
We live on the fifth floor and the lift does not work.
brillaba .
The palace floor shone so much that it was scary to walk on.
.
We are looking for a three-bedroom flat near the school.
.
The upstairs flat is very noisy at night.
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