Contact UsBecome a Partner
Demo
search close
    https://lingvanex.com/translate/ Translate text https://app.lingvanex.com/ Translate files

    Toneles (en. Barrels)

    /toˈnels/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Large container, usually made of wood, used to store wine, oil, or other liquids.
    The wine barrels are kept in the cellar.
    Los toneles de vino se guardan en la bodega.
    Cylinder used for fermentation in the production of alcoholic beverages.
    The beer barrels were full of must.
    El toneles de cerveza estaban llenos de mosto.
    Large cask used for the preservation and transport of liquids.
    The olive oil barrels are highly valued in the region.
    Los toneles de aceite de oliva son muy valorados en la región.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'tonellus', a diminutive of 'tonna', which means barrel or cask.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to hit someone with the barrel
    It is said when someone goes partying or gets drunk.
    darle a alguien con el tonel
    not everything that shines is gold
    Sometimes it is used in relation to what a barrel contains, suggesting that not everything that seems good really is.
    no es oro todo lo que reluce

    Related Words

    cask
    Wooden container used for wine.
    barrica
    fermentation
    Chemical process that converts sugars into alcohol.
    fermentación
    must
    Grape juice used to make wine.
    mosto

    Slang Meanings

    To be full of life or energy.
    He is like a barrel, ready for the party.
    Está como un tonel, listo para la fiesta.
    To refer to someone who consumes a lot of alcohol.
    They always call him a barrel because he never stops drinking.
    Siempre le dicen tonel porque nunca para de beber.