buldócer
/bulˈdoθeɾ/
The Spanish word for dozer is buldócer.
buldócer refers to a dozer.
Meaning: dozer (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /bulˈdoθeɾ/.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish speaking countries, a buldócer is often called a topadora, from the verb topar meaning to hit or bump into something.
- In the Spanish language, nouns describing heavy machinery often adopt English terms because the technology was widely imported from the United States.
- Depending on the region, a buldócer might be confused with a retroexcavadora, which is a backhoe, leading to significant logistical errors on construction sites.
Examples in context
- El contratista utilizó un buldócer para nivelar el terreno.The contractor used a dozer to level the ground.
- Mi tío maneja una topadora en una construcción cercana.My uncle operates a dozer at a nearby construction site.
- El buldócer está moviendo la tierra.The dozer is moving the dirt.
- Necesitamos alquilar un buldócer para la obra.We need to rent a dozer for the construction site.
- Ese buldócer es muy potente.That dozer is very powerful.
Example conversation
Two construction workers are talking at a job site.
- María¿Dónde está el buldócer, Javier?Where is the dozer, Javier?
- JavierEstá cerca de la entrada de la obra.It is near the construction entrance.
- MaríaPerfecto, voy a usarlo ahora.Perfect, I am going to use it now.
- JavierTen cuidado con el terreno, María.Be careful with the ground, María.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry buldócer, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
