roof - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

roof	el techo
roof	el tejado
roof	la techumbre
roof   - of a car [AUTOM.]	techo del coche
roof hatch	la buhardilla
roof hatch	el tragaluz
roof light (or: rooflight) [ARCH.][CONSTR.]	la claraboya
roof rail [TECH.]	parte bastidor techo
roof bow [AUTOM.]	cercha del techo
roof framework [TECH.]	armazón del techo
roof overhang [CONSTR.]	el saledizo
roof (luggage) rack [AUTOM.]	la baca
roof sheeting [TECH.]	chapa de cobertura
roof terrace [ARCH.][CONSTR.]	la azotea

Verbs

to roof  | roofed, roofed |	techar
to roof sth.  | roofed, roofed |   - with slates [CONSTR.]	tejar algo

Adjectives / Adverbs

roof-mounted  adj.	el o la montado o/a en el techo
roof-mounted  adj.	el o la montado o/a en el tejado

Phrases / Collocations

to hit the roof [fig.] [coll.]	cabrearse [coll.]
to hit the roof [fig.] [coll.]	subirse por las paredes [fig.]
to hit the roof [fig.] [coll.]	ponerse de muy mal humor
to be like a cat on a hot tin roof [coll.]	estar angustiado(-a)
to be like a cat on a hot tin roof [coll.]	estar (nervioso(-a)) como un flan
to be like a cat on a hot tin roof [coll.]	estar desazonado(-a)
to be like a cat on a hot tin roof [coll.]	estar intranquilo(-a)

Examples

The roof of the house.	El tejado de la casa.
The roof of the house needs to be repaired after the storm.	El techo de la casa necesita ser reparado después de la tormenta.
He climbed up the ladder to fix the roof.	Subió por la escalera hasta arriba para arreglar el tejado.
The old house has a traditional thatched roof.	La casa antigua tiene un tejado de paja tradicional.

Orthographically similar words

goof, hoof, poof, proof, roo, rood, rook, room, root, woof

robo, rojo, romo, roto

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