hardwood

madera dura

Madera bastante dura, como la de roble, utilizada para fabricar muebles o construir edificios.

En inglés sencillo: A type of fairly hard wood, such as oak, used for making furniture or buildings.

• Oak is a popular hardwood.
• The cabinet is made from a local hardwood.
• Different hardwoods vary in colour and strength.

Antónimos: softwood

Expresiones frecuentes: durable hardwood, oak hardwood, hardwood furniture, solid hardwood

madera de frondosas

Madera de árboles de hoja ancha que producen flores, tanto si la madera es dura como si es blanda.

En inglés sencillo: Wood from broad-leaved flowering trees, whether the wood itself is hard or soft.

• Balsa is a lightweight hardwood.
• Not every hardwood is physically hard.
• The book classifies these woods as hardwoods because of the trees they come from.

Antónimos: softwood

Expresiones frecuentes: tropical hardwood, soft hardwood, hardwood species

árbol de madera dura, frondosa

Árbol de hoja ancha cuya madera se utiliza como material de construcción.

En inglés sencillo: A broad-leaved tree that produces wood used as timber.

• A tall hardwood shaded the house.
• They planted hardwoods along the hillside.
• This forest contains both hardwoods and evergreen conifers.

Sinónimos: broadleaf tree

Expresiones frecuentes: plant a hardwood, native hardwood, mature hardwood

de madera maciza

Hecho de tablas de madera dura unidas entre sí, especialmente para cubrir un suelo.

En inglés sencillo: Made from hard wooden boards fitted together, especially to cover a floor.

• The room has a hardwood floor.
• They installed hardwood flooring throughout the house.
• Her shoes clicked on the polished hardwood surface.

Expresiones frecuentes: hardwood floor, hardwood flooring, polished hardwood floor