What does concreto in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word concreto in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use concreto in Spanish.

The word concreto in Spanish means specific, concrete, concrete, sum up, settle on, get down to, concrete case, reinforced concrete, reinforced concrete, in particular, basically. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word concreto

specific

adjetivo (específico)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Estoy buscando un libro concreto, no me interesa ningún otro.
I'm looking for a specific book - I'm not interested in any others.

concrete

adjetivo (real) (real, actual)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Atengámonos a los hechos concretos y dejémonos de especulaciones.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Enough of all this speculation - do we have any concrete facts?

concrete

nombre masculino (Latinoamérica (hormigón)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Antes de vaciar el concreto se humedece la cimbra.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Concrete was widely used by the Ancient Romans.

sum up

verbo transitivo (resumir, reducir)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Concretó los cuatro puntos más importantes.
He summed up the four most important points.

settle on

verbo transitivo (definir, materializar)

No hemos concretado la fecha de la reunión todavía. Con esta firma estamos concretando un acuerdo financiero importantísimo.
We haven't settled on the meeting date yet.

get down to

(limitarse a tratar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nos queda poco tiempo; vamos a concretarnos a lo más significativo.
We don't have much time left; let's get down to business.

concrete case

(suceso verídico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Podemos ver el ejemplo en el caso concreto del señor López.
We can look at the example in Mr. Lopez's concrete case.

reinforced concrete

locución nominal masculina (reforzado con acero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las columnas de esta casa son de cemento armado.
This house's columns are reinforced concrete.

reinforced concrete

locución nominal masculina (AmL (cemento reforzado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El concreto armado es una mezcla de arena, grava, cemento y agua.
Reinforced concrete is a mixture of sand, gravel, cement, and water.

in particular

locución adverbial (en particular)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La directora habló de dos problemas de la empresa en concreto.
The director spoke about two company problems in particular.

basically

locución adverbial (en resumen)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
El proyecto no cumple los objetivos ni sigue los estándares de calidad; en concreto, hay que repetirlo desde el comienzo.
The project doesn't meet the objectives or follow quality guidelines. Basically, we have to start over from scratch.

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