What does surco in Spanish mean?

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

The word surco in Spanish means furrow, wrinkle, line, groove, dent, hollow, dimple, groove, plough through, plough, score. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word surco

furrow

nombre masculino (agricultura (agricultura: hendidura alargada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En áreas de poca lluvia sin problemas de drenaje, el cultivo se siembra dentro del surco.
In areas of little rainfall with no draining issues the crops are sowed inside the furrow.

wrinkle

nombre masculino (arruga)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiene un profundo surco en la frente.
She has a large wrinkle on her forehead.

line, groove

nombre masculino (hendidura alargada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ha estado dibujando un surco con un palo en la arena.
She has been drawing a line in the sand with a stick.

dent, hollow, dimple

nombre masculino (hendidura) (circular)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al mover el sofá dejó un surco en la alfombra.
While moving the sofa, a dent was left in the carpet.

groove

nombre masculino (línea de un disco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El disco de Led Zeppelin tiene un surco rayado.
The Led Zeppelin disc has a scratch in the groove.

plough through

verbo transitivo (desplazarse) (figurative, UK)

Mi deporte favorito es surcar las aguas en mi velero.
My favorite sport is to plow through the water with my sailboat.

plough

verbo transitivo (campo: con el arado) (farming, UK)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El campesino surca la tierra para depositar las semillas.
The field worker plows the land in order to plant seeds.

score

verbo transitivo (formar hendiduras) (mark with lines)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Con el cincel surca la madera para hacer los grabados.
He scores the wood to make engravings using his chisel.

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