Entresuelo (en. Mezzanine)
/entɾeˈswelo/
Meaning & Definition
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noun
Intermediate floor in a building, usually between the ground and the first floor.
The mezzanine is often used as an office.
El entresuelo se utiliza a menudo como oficina.
Passage area that connects different levels of a building.
The mezzanine was decorated with old paintings.
El entresuelo estaba decorado con cuadros antiguos.
Space that can be used for storage or deposit.
I keep my boxes in the mezzanine.
Guardo mis cajas en el entresuelo.
Etymology
From the prefix 'between-' plus 'floor', referring to an intermediate space between the ground and the upper floors.
Common Phrases and Expressions
commercial mezzanine
Space allocated for businesses located in the mezzanine of a building.
entresuelo comercial
to live in a mezzanine
When someone resides on an intermediate floor of a building.
vivir en un entresuelo
Related Words
intermediate floor
Floor located between the ground and the first floor.
entreplanta
ground floor
First level of a building.
planta baja
Slang Meanings
Informally refers to a space that is not used much.
That room is like a mezzanine, no one uses it.
Esa habitación es como un entresuelo, nadie la utiliza.