sótano

/ˈsotano/, [ˈso.t̪a.no]

basement


Noun sótano m (plural sótanos)

  1. cellar
  2. basement
  3. (chiefly Northern Mexico) pit

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Me di cuenta en ese momento que este horrible sótano era el único lugar que nos podía salvar las vidas.

    I realized then that this awful cellar was the only place that could save our lives.

  • Tom y sus amigos están jugando Dungeons & Dragons en el sótano.

    Tom and his friends are playing Dungeons and Dragons in the basement.

  • Lo que estás buscando está en una caja en el sótano.

    What you're looking for is in a box in the basement.

  • La máquina de escribir está guardada en el sótano.

    The typewriter is stored in the basement.

  • ¡Fuchi! ¡Huele a zorrillo el sótano de la casa de mi tío!

    Ew! My uncle's basement smells of skunk!

  • Bajó nuestra televisión al sótano.

    He brought our TV set down to the cellar.

  • El sótano es feo, oscuro y apestoso.

    The cellar is ugly, dark, and stinky.

  • ¿Podemos escondernos en tu sótano?

    Can we hide in your basement?

  • Tom está en el sótano.

    Tom is in the basement.

  • El ladrón encerró a la pareja en el sótano.

    The burglar locked the couple in the basement.

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