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En la ciudad Vocab
Term | Definition |
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las afueras | suburbs |
los alrededores | the outskirts |
el ayuntamiento | city hall |
el barrio | neighborhood |
el centro comercial | mall |
el cine | move theater |
la ciudad | city |
la comisaría | police station |
la discoteca | dance club |
el edificio | building |
la estación (de trenes/de autobuses) | (train/bus) station |
la estación de bomberos | fire station |
la estación de policía | police station |
el estacionamiento | parking lot |
el estadio | stadium |
el metro | subway |
el museo | museum |
la parada (de metro/de autobús) | (subway/bus) stop |
la plaza | square |
el rascacielos | skyscraper |
el suburbio | suburb |
la vivienda | housing; home |
la vida nocturna | nightlife |
bajar | to go down; to get off (a bus) |
construir | to build |
conversar | to talk |
convivir | to live together; to coexist |
dar un paseo | to take a stroll |
dar una vuelta | to take a walk/ride |
dar una vuelta en bicicleta/carro/motocicleta | to take a bike/car/motorcycle ride |
disfrutar (de) | to enjoy |
doblar | to turn |
hacer diligencias | to run errands |
parar | to stop |
pasarlo/la bien/mal | to have a good/bad time |
poblar | to settle; to populate |
quedar | to be located; to arrange to meet |
quedarse | to stay |
recorrer | to travel (around a city) |
relajarse | to relax |
residir | to reside |
subir | to go up; to get on (a bus) |
la acera | sidewalk |
la avenida | avenue |
la calle | street |
la cuadra | city block |
la dirección | address |
la esquina | corner |
el letrero | sign, billboard |
el puente | bridge |
el semáforo | traffic light |
el tráfico | traffic |
el transporte público | public transportation |
cruzar | to cross |
estar perdido/a | to be lost |
indicar el camino | to give directions |
preguntar el camino | to ask for directions |
el/la alcade(sa) | mayor |
el/la ciudadano/a | citizen |
el/la conductor(a) | driver |
la gente | people |
el/la pasajero/a | passenger |
el peatón/ la peatona | pedestrian |
el policia/la (mujer) policia | policeman/women |
el/la anciano/a | elderly person |
el desamparo | helplessness |
el dolor | pain |
el entierro | burial |
los escombros | rubble |
la ilusión | dream |
la soledad | loneliness |
la ternura | tenderness |
envejecer | to age |
mendigar | to beg |
perdonar | to forgive |
subsistir | to survive |
repleto/a | crowded |
atrasado/a | late |
cotidiano/a | everyday |
inesperado/a | unexpected |
lleno/a | full |
ruidoso/a | noisy |
vacío/a | empty |
el/la cajero/a | cashier |
el choque | crash |
el/la desconocido/a | stranger |
las facciones | features |
la fila | line |
afligirse | to get upset |
parecerse (a) | to look like |
valorar | to value |
borracho/a | drunk |
ingenuo/a | naïve |
repentino/a | sudden |
el bienestar | well-being |
la característica | characteristic |
la costumbre | custom; habit |
el cuidado | care |
el/la habitante | inhabitant |
la influencia | influence |
el matriarcado | matriarchy |
el mito | myth |
acostumbrar | to do as a custom/habit |
conservar | to preserve |
cooperar | to cooperate |
difundir (noticias) | to spread (news) |
permitir | to allow |
significar | to mean |
decido/a | determined |
justo/a | just/fair |