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sills

/sɪlz/

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noun

Alféizar

(also window sill) A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window.

Examples :

"The cat likes to sit on the sills and watch the birds outside. "

Al gato le gusta sentarse en los alféizares y observar a los pájaros afuera.

architecture building part

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noun

Umbral, solera

A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings or lying on the ground in earth-fast construction and bearing the upright portion of a frame. Also called a ground plate, groundsill, sole, sole-plate, mudsill. An interrupted sill fits between posts instead of being below and supporting the posts in timber framing.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully placed the treated sills on the foundation before building the walls of the new house. "

El carpintero colocó cuidadosamente las soleras tratadas sobre la cimentación antes de construir las paredes de la nueva casa.

architecture building property material structure

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Umbrales, filones capa

A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds.

Examples :

"The geologist studied the sills in the canyon walls, noting how the horizontal layers of igneous rock were sandwiched between older sedimentary rocks. "

El geólogo estudió los umbrales en las paredes del cañón, observando cómo las capas horizontales de roca ígnea estaban intercaladas entre rocas sedimentarias más antiguas.

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Umbral

A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.

Examples :

"The barge scraped against the sills as it entered the canal lock, preventing the gates from closing smoothly. "

La barcaza rozó el umbral al entrar en la esclusa del canal, impidiendo que las compuertas se cerraran suavemente.

architecture nautical building

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Base de la abertura nasal

A raised area at the base of the nasal aperture in the skull.

Examples :

"the nasal sill"

la base de la abertura nasal

anatomy body part physiology

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Umbral, alféizar

The inner edge of the bottom of an embrasure.

Examples :

"The cat sat on the sills of the window, watching the birds outside. "

El gato se sentó en los alféizares de la ventana, observando los pájaros afuera.

architecture part building

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Arenque joven

A young herring.

Examples :

"The fisherman caught a net full of small, young herring, known locally as sills. "

El pescador atrapó una red llena de arenques jóvenes y pequeños, conocidos localmente como sills.

fish animal food

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Lanza

The shaft or thill of a carriage.

Examples :

"The horse strained against the sills of the old carriage as it pulled the heavy load uphill. "

El caballo se esforzaba contra la lanza del antiguo carruaje mientras tiraba de la pesada carga cuesta arriba.