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La Ciudad
Vocab
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| 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 |