Surface in Spanish 🇪🇸

Superficie – superficial- surface

Superficie sounds a lot like superficial.

In terms of layers the superficial layer is on the SURFACE.

Or in terms of appearance a superficial person only looks at the surface of someone and not deeper.

This can help you remember SUPERFICIE = SURFACE

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Pronunciation

Normal speech: sooh-pehr-fee-SEE-eh
IPA: superfiˈθje

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Other Meanings

“Superficie” can also refer to a plot of land or a sports field.

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Trivia

In Spain, “superficie” is commonly used in real estate to refer to the square footage of a property.

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Origin

From the Latin word “superficies,” meaning “surface” or “outer part.”

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Idioms

“Superficie de contacto” refers to the contact area between two surfaces.

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Usage

Commonly used to refer to the surface or area of an object or space.

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superficie info.

Tips to remember:
– To remember “superficie”, associate it with the English word “surface”, since the two words share a similar pronunciation and spelling structure.
– Think about how a “surfer” might ride on the “surface” of the water; “superficie” is that same surface in Spanish.

Explanations:
– “Superficie” in Spanish refers to the outermost layer of something or the outer face or area of an object.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Superficial (when referring to the surface or outer part, though in other contexts it can mean shallow or not deep)
– Plano (means ‘flat’ or ‘plane’, can refer to a flat surface)

Alternate meanings:
– In everyday language, “superficie” doesn’t commonly have slang meanings; it’s a technical term.

Examples of sentences:
– “La superficie del lago estaba completamente tranquila.”
– “Quiero calcular el área de la superficie del triángulo.”
– “Las plantas absorben la luz solar a través de la superficie de sus hojas.”
– “Este material tiene una superficie muy lisa.”
– “La superficie de Marte es rocosa y polvorienta.”

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