grounds

motivos, fundamentos

Razones que justifican una decisión, una acción o una creencia.

En inglés sencillo: Reasons that support a decision, action, or belief.

• We have grounds for concern.
• He appealed on medical grounds.
• Are there sufficient grounds to dismiss her?

Cómo se usa: grounds for something (There are no grounds for complaint.); on the grounds that… (She refused on the grounds that it was unsafe.)

Sinónimos: reasons, basis, justification

Expresiones frecuentes: grounds for something, on medical grounds, reasonable grounds

posos

Pequeños restos sólidos que quedan al preparar café o cuando un líquido reposa o se filtra.

En inglés sencillo: Small solid pieces left after making coffee or after liquid has settled or been filtered.

• There are grounds in my coffee.
• Put the used grounds in the compost.
• The filter keeps the grounds out of your cup.

Sinónimos: sediment, residue

Expresiones frecuentes: coffee grounds, used grounds, wet grounds

terrenos, jardines

Terreno que rodea un edificio, a menudo con jardines o espacios abiertos.

En inglés sencillo: The land around a building, often with gardens or open spaces.

• The school grounds are clean.
• We walked around the castle grounds.
• Visitors may picnic in the grounds.

Cómo se usa: the grounds of something (We walked through the grounds of the palace.)

Sinónimos: land, property

Expresiones frecuentes: castle grounds, school grounds, on the grounds