adobe

adobe

Ladrillo de tierra, a menudo mezclada con paja, que se seca al sol sin cocerse.

En inglés sencillo: A brick made from earth, often mixed with straw, and dried in the sun rather than baked.

• The wall is made of adobe.
• Workers left the adobe bricks in the sun.
• These old adobe walls keep the rooms cool.

Sinónimos: mud brick

Expresiones frecuentes: adobe brick, adobe wall, adobe construction

barro para adobe, tierra de adobe

Tierra o barro que se usa para hacer ladrillos secados al sol.

En inglés sencillo: Earth used to make bricks that dry in the sun.

• They mixed the adobe with water.
• The adobe contained clay, sand, and small pieces of straw.
• Wet adobe was pressed into wooden molds.

Expresiones frecuentes: wet adobe, mix adobe, adobe soil

casa de adobe

Casa construida con ladrillos de tierra secados al sol.

En inglés sencillo: A house built with bricks made from earth and dried in the sun.

• They lived in a small adobe.
• The old adobe had two rooms and a flat roof.
• Several abandoned adobes stood at the edge of the village.

Sinónimos: adobe house

Expresiones frecuentes: small adobe, old adobe, live in an adobe