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Imagina 2 La ciudad
vocabulario de la unidad 2
Question | Answer |
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a las afueras de | in the outskirts of |
la aldea | village or small town |
los suburbios | suburbs or slums |
el barrio o el vecindario | neighborhood |
el casco viejo | the old part of town |
el rascacielos o los rascacielos | the skyscraperor the skyscrapers |
la plaza | town square |
la parada (de taxi, metro o autobús) | (taxi, Metro, subway) stop |
el museo | museum |
la galería de arte | art gallery |
una urbanización | residential area or housing development |
el estacionamiento o el aparcamiento | parking lot |
el centro comercial | mall |
el cine | movie theater |
la ciudad | city |
el pueblo | town |
la comisaría/estación de policía | police station |
la discoteca/el club/la disco/el antro (Mex.) | night club |
el edificio de apartamentos | apartment building |
la planta baja | ground floor or first floor (in the U.S.) |
el primer piso | first floor (one flight of stairs up)/second floor in the U.S. |
el estadio | stadium |
el Metro o el Subte | subway |
la acera | sidewalk |
el cruce de peatones | pedestrian crosswalk |
la avenida o el paseo | avenue |
el parquímetro | parking meter |
la multa | fine or ticket |
la calle peatonal | pedestrian street |
la calle de doble vía | two-way street |
la calle de sentido único | one-way street |
la cuadra (la manzana - Spain) | city block |
la dirección | address |
la esquina | corner |
el letrero | sign or billboard |
la señal de tráfico/tránsito | traffic sign |
preguntar el camino | to ask for directions or for the way (to get someplace) |
parar | to stop |
dar la vuelta | to turn around |
seguir derecho hasta | to keep going (straight) until |
cruzar | to cross |
el transporte público | public transportation |
es fiable | it is reliable or trustworthy |
el puente | bridge |
el semáforo | traffic light |
estar perdido/a | to be lost |
hay acceso al wifi público | there is access to public wifi |
el pasajero/la pasajera | passenger (m/f) |
la infraestructura | infrastructure (framework-roads/buildings) |
el alcalde o la alcaldesa | mayor |
la vida nocturna | nightlife |
el conductor o la conductora | driver (m/f) |
los bomberos (Pl) | the firefighters |
el peatón o los peatones | pedestrian(s) |
El policía o la policía | police officer |
la gente | people (singular) |
la multitud | la muchedumbre or crowd |
subir a | to get on/in (a vehicle) or to go up |
residir | to reside |
bajar(se) de | to get off of/out of (a vehicle) or to go down or to download |
el domicilio | legal residence or address |
la vivienda asequible | affordable housing or dwelling |
la hipoteca | mortgage |
construir | to construct or to build |
conversar | to converse or to talk |
convivir con alguien | to live with someone or coexist or to live together |
dar un paseo or dar una vuelta (en carro o coce) | to go for a rided |
disfrutar/gozar de | to enjoy |
hacer diligencias | to run errands |
pasarlo bien/mal | to have a good/bad time |
poblar (o -ue) | to settle or to populate |
quedarse | to stay or remain |
recorrer | to travel (around or through a city or place) |
quedar con amigos | to arrange to meet with friends |
quedar | to be located (it has other meanings too) |
atrasado/a | late or behind schedule |
inesperado | unexpected or unforeseen |
cotidiano | something that happens daily |
lleno | full |
ruidoso or ruidosa | noisy or loud |
vacío | empty or vacant |
un boleto de ida y vuelta | round trip ticket |
el/la carterista | pickpocketer |
tener un accidente/un choque | to have an accident/crash |
los sitios famosos | the famous sites |
el carril | the lane on the road |
los servicios de emergencia | emergency services |
es seguro | it is safe |
el hospital/la clínica | hospital |
un estafador o una estafadora | swindler |
los alrededores | surroundings |
el cajero automático | ATM |
un limosnero | beggar |
ingenuo o ingenua | naive or gullible |
borracho o ebrio | drunk or inebriated |
la fila o la cola | the row or line (you wait in) |
repentino | sudden |
robar | to rob or to steal |
el cajero or la cajera | cashier |
el ayuntamiento o la alcadía | city hall, mayor's office |