concrete

S2 W1

BrE /ˈkɒn.kriːt/ AmE /ˈkɑːn.kriːt/

noun / adjective en → es

1 BUILDING MATERIAL [uncountable] A2

a strong, hard material made by mixing sand and gravel with a liquid substance called cement

el hormigón, el concreto

  • concrete + noun

Collocations concrete wall · concrete floor

  • The building is made of concrete.

    El edificio está hecho de concreto.

2 SPECIFIC [uncountable] B1

a particular thing or person that you can see, touch, hear about, etc., rather than an idea or general principle

concreto, específico

  • in the concrete

Collocations concrete example · concrete evidence

  • We need more concrete examples to support our argument.

    Necesitamos más ejemplos concretos para respaldar nuestro argumento.

3 ROAD [uncountable] B1

a road made of concrete or asphalt

la carretera de asfalto, el camino de concreto

  • concrete + noun

Collocations concrete road · concrete path

  • The new concrete road was built last year.

    La nueva carretera de concreto se construyó el año pasado.

4 PHRASE [uncountable] B2

a phrase used to describe something that is definite and certain

la frase 'en términos concretos'

  • in concrete terms

Collocations concrete terms · concrete details

  • We need to discuss this in more concrete terms.

    Necesitamos discutir esto en términos más concretos.