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La Ciudad
Vocab
Spanish | English |
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las afueras | suburbs |
los alrededores | the outskirts |
el ayuntamiento | city hall |
el barrio | neighborhood |
el centro comerical | (shopping) mall |
el cine | movie theatre |
la ciudad | city |
la comisaría | police station |
la discoteca | dance club |
el edificio | building |
la estación (de trenes/de autobuses) | (train/bus) station |
las 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 | skyskraper |
el suburbio | suburb |
la vivienda | housing; home |
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 |
doblar | to turn |
estar perdido/a | to be lost |
indicar el camino | to give directions |
parar | to stop |
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 peatón/la peatona | pedestrian |
el policía/la (mujer) policía | policeman/woman |
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 |
hacer diligencias | to run errands |
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 |
atrasado/a | late, behind schedule |
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 |
borraco/a | drunk |
ingenuo/a | naïve |
repentino/a | sudden |
el amanecer | dawn |
la antigüedad | antique |
la capilla | chapel |
el destino | destination |
el diseño | design |
la madrugada | early morning |
la milonga | type of dance; tango club/event |
el recorrido | route, trip |
pasear | to go for a walk |
trasnochar | to stay up late/all night |
rodeado/a | surrounded |
el ademán | gesture |
la aprobación | approval |
el asiento | seat |
la bajeza | baseness |
la caballerosidad | gentlemanliness |
el pasaje | group of passengers |
la rechifla | boo |
amonestar | to reprimand |
ceder (el asiento) | to give up (one's seat) |
desplazarse | to move from one location to another |
propasarse | to take liberties |
a salvo | safe and sound |
cotidianamente | daily |