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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 | movie theater |
La ciudad | city |
La comisaria | police station |
La discoteca | dance club |
El edificio | building |
La estacion (de trenes/autobuses) | (train/bus) station |
La estacion de bomberos | fire station |
La estacion de policia | police station |
El estacionamiento | parking lot |
El estadio | stadium |
El metro | subway |
El museo | museum |
La parada (de metro, de autobus) | (subway, bus) stop |
La plaza | square |
El rascacielos | skyscraper |
El suburbio | suburb |
La vivienda | housing;home |
La acera | sidewalk |
La avenida | avenue |
La calle | street |
La cuadra | city block |
La direccion | address |
La esquina | corner |
El letrero | sign, billboard |
El puente | bridge |
El semaforo | traffic light |
El trafico | traffic |
El transporte publico | 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 alcalde(sa) | mayor |
el/la ciudadano/a | citizen |
el/la conductor(a) | driver |
la gente | people |
el/la pasajero/a | passenger |
el/la peaton/peatona | pedestrian |
el policia/la mujer policia | policeman/woman |
bajar | to go down; to get off (a bus) |
construir | to build |
conversar | to talk |
convivir | to live together; to coexisit |
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 |
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 vida nocturna | nightlife |
atrasado/a | late |
cotidiano/a | everyday |
inesperado/a | unexpected |
lleno/a | full |
ruidoso/a | noisy |
vacio/a | empty |