plaza

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) plaza, town square
2. (feminine) fortified town
3. (feminine) position
4. (feminine) bullring
5. (feminine) mall, shopping center

Koppelteken as

pla‧za

Geslag

♀️ Vroulik

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈplaθa/

Etimologie (Engels)

Semi-learned term taken from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Doublet of platea. Compare Portuguese praça.

Sinne

Durante todo el año , la plaza de toros se utiliza como aparcamiento público .

Throughout the year, the bullring is used as a public car park.

Muchos acontecimientos históricos han ocurrido en la plaza .

Many historical events have happened at the plaza.

Su estatua ecuestre se levanta en el centro de la plaza .

His equestrian statue stands in the center of the square.

La imponente Catedral de San Pablo se alza frente a una gran plaza .

The imposing St. Paul's Cathedral stands in front of a large square.

Fue inicialmente concebida como plaza de toros de la ciudad .

It was initially conceived as the city's bullring.