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graderío

stands

noun grah-deh-REE-oh Rare

Also means

terracing

Usage Note

Graderío refers collectively to the tiered seating or standing area in a stadium or bullring, equivalent to 'the stands' or 'the terraces'. It is a collective noun and is generally used in the singular to refer to the whole seating section (el graderío estalló en aplausos). The simple gradas (feminine plural) is a near-synonym.

Examples

"El graderío se llenó antes del partido."

Natural Translation

The stands filled up before the match.

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