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Learn Spanish (Spain): el edificio - the building

Spanish (Spain)
/My building (la escalera, el ascensor)
/el edificio

el edificio

Word

el edificio

Meaning

the building

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Spain)

Lesson

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Usages of el edificio

El edificio es muy alto.

The building is very tall.

Hay un ascensor en el edificio.

There is a lift in the building.

¿Tiene ascensor el edificio?

Does the building have a lift?

El edificio tiene un garaje grande.

The building has a big garage.

El apartamento está en el edificio nuevo.

The apartment is in the new building.

No hay aire acondicionado en el edificio.

There is no air conditioning in the building.

Su hermano vive en el tercer piso del edificio nuevo.

His brother lives on the third floor of the new building.

Se buscan pintores para los edificios nuevos.

Painters are wanted for the new buildings.

Conservaron la estructura vieja. No obstante, el edificio es seguro.

They kept the old structure. Nevertheless, the building is safe.

Al arquitecto se le olvidó el plano. Sin embargo, construyó el edificio.

The architect accidentally forgot the plan. However, he built the building.

El edificio es grandísimo. No obstante, ¿es segura la estructura?

The building is huge. Nevertheless, is the structure safe?

Mi madre, la médica, es la propietaria del edificio.

My mother, the doctor, is the landlady of the building.

La instalación del edificio es vieja y habrá fallado un fusible.

The installation of the building is old, and a fuse must have failed.

El edificio es feo, pero de todas formas quiero visitarlo.

The building is ugly, but I want to visit it anyway.

De sonar la alarma, el personal tiene que desalojar el edificio.

If the alarm sounds, the staff has to evacuate the building.

Aun sufriendo agotamiento, los trabajadores terminaron el edificio.

Even suffering exhaustion, the workers finished the building.

El conserje conoce a todos los vecinos del edificio.

The concierge knows all the neighbors in the building.

Demolieron el edificio en ruinas y se transformó en un parque.

They demolished the ruined building and it transformed into a park.

El edificio municipal es viejo, mientras que el hospital es moderno.

The municipal building is old, whereas the hospital is modern.

El edificio tiene una entrada grande.

The building has a big entrance.

El edificio no es feo; al contrario, es precioso.

The building isn't ugly; on the contrary, it's gorgeous.

Todos los pisos del edificio tienen la misma distribución.

All the flats in the building have the same layout.

Casi todos los vecinos del edificio viven de alquiler.

Almost all the neighbors in the building live in rented homes.

Para demoler el edificio, necesitan un permiso del ayuntamiento.

To demolish the building, they need a permit from the city hall.

Este edificio es muy sólido; no hay que demolerlo.

This building is very solid; there's no need to demolish it.

En mi edificio vive un matrimonio mayor.

An elderly married couple lives in my building.

El portero de mi edificio era portero de fútbol.

The doorman of my building used to be a football goalkeeper.

Los edificios del casco antiguo tienen un gran valor histórico.

The buildings of the old town have great historic value.

Previamente, el edificio había sido una fábrica.

Previously, the building had been a factory.

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