Dalles (en. Dalles)

/ˈdajes/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Flat slabs used in construction, usually made of stone or ceramic.
The garden is decorated with stone dalles.
El jardín está decorado con dalles de piedra.
A term used in certain regions to refer to stone pavements.
The floor of the square is made of dalles.
El piso de la plaza es de dalles.
Plates used for the installation of floors or coverings.
For the kitchen, I chose ceramic dalles.
Para la cocina elegí dalles de cerámica.

Etymology

The term dalles comes from the French 'dalle', which means slab or tile.

Common Phrases and Expressions

ceramic dalles
slabs made of ceramic used for flooring.
dalles de cerámica
stone dalles
slabs made from natural or artificial stone, commonly used outdoors.
dalles de piedra
to place dalles
to install slabs in a specific space to cover the floor.
colocar dalles

Related Words

slabs
Flat plates made of hard material used in construction.
losas
pavement
The surface of a road or path, often made with dalles or slabs.
pavimento
covering
Material that covers walls or floors, which can include dalles.
revestimiento

Slang Meanings

Pavement in poor condition.
That place has dalles, it’s hard to walk.
Ese lugar tiene dalles, es difícil caminar.
The interior of a well-equipped place with slabs.
The house has a spectacular dalles.
La casa tiene un dalles espectacular.