Слово англійською: floor

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Переклад floor українською: підло́га, по́верх, пе́рший по́верх, пла́ваюча підло́га, пе́рший по́верх

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floor

noun

/flɔːr/

of room

[countable, usually singular] the surface of a room that you walk on

a wooden/concrete/tiled floor
His glass fell to the floor and broke.
on the floor The dog was lying on the kitchen floor.
ceramic floor tiles
The furniture and floor coverings date from the 1920s.
The alterations should give us extra floor space.
The study was stacked from floor to ceiling with books.

Synonyms floorfloorground ▪ land ▪ earthThese are all words for the surface that you walk on.floor the surface of a room that you walk on:

She was sitting on the floor watching TV.

ground (often the ground) the solid surface of the earth that you walk on:

I found her lying on the ground.
The rocket crashed a few seconds after it left the ground.

land the surface of the earth that is not sea:

It was good to be back on dry land again.
They fought both at sea and on land.

earth (often the earth) the solid surface of the world that is made of rock, soil, sand, etc:

You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.

ground, land or earth?Ground is the normal word for the solid surface that you walk on when you are not in a building or vehicle. You can use earth if you want to draw attention to the rock, soil etc. that the ground is made of. Land is only used when you want to contrast it with the sea: the land beneath our feet • feel the land shake • sight ground/earth • travel by ground/earth Patterns

on/under the floor/ground/earth
bare floor/ground/earth
to drop/fall to the floor/the ground/(the) earth
to reach the floor/the ground/land

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ballet
ballroom
band
choreograph
dance
floor
folk dance
music
partner
step

of vehicle

(North American English also floorboard)

[countable, usually singular] the bottom surface of a vehicle

The floor of the car was covered in food wrappers.

level of building

[countable] all the rooms that are on the same level of a building

Their apartment occupies the top floor of the building.
on the… floor Her office is on the second floor.
a cafe on the mezzanine floor
The upper floors of the building will contain function rooms.
the Irish guy who lives two floors above
There is a lift to all floors.
on… floors Their house is on three floors (= it has three floors).

British/American floorfloor

In British English the floor of a building at street level is the ground floor, the one above it is the first floor and the one below it is the basement, or lower ground floor in a public building.
In North American English the floor at street level is usually called the first floor, the one above it is the second floor and the one below it is the basement. In public buildings the floor at street level can also be called the ground floor.

note at storey

Which Word? storey / floorstorey / floor

You use storey (British English)/story (US English) mainly when you are talking about the number of levels a building has:
- a five-storey house
- The office building is five storeys high.
Floor is used mainly to talk about which particular level in the building someone lives on, goes to, etc:
- His office is on the fifth floor.

of the sea/forests

[countable, usually singular] the ground at the bottom of the sea, a forest, etc.

the ocean/sea/forest floor
A layer of fine mud spread over the floor of the cave.

in parliament, etc.

the floor

[singular] the part of a building where discussions or debates are held, especially in a parliament; the people who attend a discussion or debate

Opposition politicians registered their protest on the floor of the House.
We will now take any questions from the floor.

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argument
ayes
chair
debate
the floor
motion
propose
second
speak
vote

area for work

[countable, usually singular] an area in a building that is used for a particular activity

on the floor of the Stock Exchange (= where trading takes place)

see also dance floor, factory floor, shop floor, trading floor

for wages/prices

[countable, usually singular] the lowest level allowed for wages or prices

Prices have gone through the floor (= fallen to a very low level).

compare ceiling (2)

Word OriginOld English flōr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloer and German Flur.

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