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WJEC TOURISM
TURISMO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a cobro revertido | reverse(d) charge |
| abierto | open |
| abrir(se) | to open |
| el accidente | accident |
| el acontecimiento | event |
| ahogarse | to drown |
| ahorrar | to save |
| el aire acondicionado | air conditioning |
| al aire libre | in the open air |
| al habla | 'speaking'(when answering on a telephone) |
| el albergue juvenil | youth hostel |
| el alojamiento | accomodation |
| alojarse | to stay/to lodge |
| alquilar | to rent/to hire |
| la ambulancia | ambulance |
| antiguo | old/ancient/former |
| el anuncio | advertisment/announcement |
| el aparato | appliance/machine |
| el apartamento | apartment/flat |
| la arqueología | archaeology |
| el asalto | attack/assault |
| el ascensor | lift |
| asegurado | insured |
| los aseos | toilets |
| asfixiarse | to suffocate |
| el atentado | crime/assault |
| atestado | packed |
| las atracciones | attractions/entertainment |
| el atraco | assault/mugging |
| atropellar | to run over/to knock down |
| los autobuses inter-urbanos | long-distance buses |
| los autobuses urbanos | local buses |
| la avería | breakdown/fault |
| averiado | broken down/'out of order' |
| averiarse | to have a breakdown/to fail |
| avisar | to warn/to notify |
| el aviso | warning/notice |
| ayudar | to help/to assist |
| la azafata | air stewardess |
| bailar | to dance |
| el balcón | balcony |
| el baño | bath |
| el billete | ticket |
| el billete de banco | banknote |
| la bomba | bomb |
| el bombero | fireman |
| el bonobús | book of bus tickets (bus pass) |
| el buzón | letterbox/pillarbox |
| el caballero | gentleman |
| los caballeros | Gents/Men |
| la cabina telefónica | telephone box |
| caer(se) | to fall |
| el café | café/coffee |
| la caja de ahorros | savings bank |
| el cajero automático | ATM |
| el/la cajero/a | cashier |
| la calefacción central | central heating |
| la cama | bed |
| cambiar | to change |
| el cambio | exchange rate |
| la camilla | stretcher |
| el camión | lorry |
| el camping | campsite |
| cancelar | to cancel |
| la caravana | caravan |
| el carrito portaequipajes | luggage trolley |
| la carta | letter |
| el cartel | poster |
| el/la cartero/a | postman / postwoman |
| la casa de huéspedes | boarding house |
| cerca de | near/close to |
| cerrado | closed |
| cerrar(se) | to close/to shut |
| el cheque de viajero | traveller's cheque |
| el cheque | cheque |
| chocar con | to collide with |
| chocar contra | to run into |
| el cine | cinema |
| clásico | classic(al) |
| cobrar | to cash/to charge |
| el coche | car |
| el comedor | dining room |
| la comisaría | police station |
| completo | full/complete |
| comprar | to buy |
| el concierto | concert |
| confirmar | to confirm |
| contar | to count |
| Correos | Post Office |
| cortar | to cut |
| el crimen | crime |
| el cuarto de baño | bathroom |
| la cuenta | bill |
| cuidar | to look after |
| la culpa | fault/blame |
| la cultura | culture |
| dar a | to look out on/to overlook |
| de interés turístico | of tourist interest |
| de parte de | on behalf of |
| el delito | crime/offence |
| la denuncia | report/accusation |
| denunciar | to report/to accuse |
| el deporte | Sport |
| el desastre | disaster |
| el destino | destination |
| destruir | to destroy |
| devolver | to give back/to return |
| el dinero | money |
| la dirección | address/direction |
| la discoteca | disco |
| el documento | document |
| el dni- documento nacional de identidad | national identity card |
| doble | double |
| el dormitorio | bedroom |
| la ducha | shower |
| echar | to throw/to pour |
| la electricidad | electricity |
| la emergencia | emergency |
| el/la empleado/a | employee |
| empujar | to push/to shove |
| encontrar | to meet/to find |
| el/la enfermero/a | nurse |
| entregar | to hand over/to deliver |
| el equipaje de mano | hand luggage |
| el equipo | equipment |
| escaparse | to escape/to run away/to flee |
| el espectáculo | show/spectacle |
| esquiar | to ski |
| la estación de esquí | ski resort |
| estallar | to burst/to explode |
| el estanco | tobacconist's(shop) |
| la estrella | star |
| excavar | to excavate |
| la excursión | excursion/outing |
| la explosión | explosion |
| explotar | to explode |
| exterior | external/outside/exterior |
| el extranjero | foreign |
| la facturación de equipajes | check-in |
| fallecer | to pass away |
| el/la farmacéutico/a | chemist |
| la farmacia de guardia | all-night chemist's |
| la ficha | index card |
| el folleto | pamphlet |
| el formulario | form |
| frágil | fragile |
| frenar | to brake |
| la fuente | source/origin |
| fuera de servicio | out of order |
| funcionar | to work (not broken) |
| el fusil | rifle |
| el garaje | garage |
| el giro postal | postal order |
| golpear | to knock/to strike |
| gratis | free |
| gratuito | free |
| grave | serious |
| gritar | to shout/to yell |
| la grúa | crane |
| la guardia | guard/police officer |
| la guía turística | tourist guide |
| la habitación | room |
| hacer el equipaje | to pack/to do the packing |
| la herida | wound |
| hincharse | to swell up |
| la historia | history |
| hospedarse | to stay/to lodge |
| el hospital | hospital |
| el hostal | small hotel |
| el hotel | hotel |
| la huelga | strike |
| el humo | smoke |
| identificar | to identify/to recognise/to pick out |
| el incendio | fire |
| indicar | to indicate/to show/to point out |
| individual | individual/single |
| la información | information |
| informarse | to find out |
| las instalaciones | facilities |
| interesante | interesting |
| interior | inner/inside/internal |
| internacional | international |
| introducir monedas | to insert coins |
| la inundación | flood(-ing) |
| el itinerario | itinerary/route |
| jugar | to play |
| el ladrón | thief |
| el lavabo | washbasin |
| la libra esterlina | pound sterling |
| libre | free |
| el libro de reclamaciones | complaints book |
| la lista de precios | price-list |
| la lista | list |
| la llama | flame |
| llamar | to call/to knock |
| llamar por teléfono | to telephone/to ring up |
| la llave | key |
| la llegada | arrival |
| llegar con retraso | to arrive late |
| llorar | to cry |
| el lugar de veraneo | summer resort/holiday resort |
| la luz | light |
| luz y sonido | son et lumière (night time sound and light show about a historical monument) |
| el mapa | map |
| marcar un número | to dial a number |
| matar | to kill |
| la matrícula | registration number/number plate |
| el matrimonio | married couple/marriage |
| el mecánico | mechanic |
| la media pensión | half board |
| el/la médico/a | doctor |
| los medios de transporte | means of transport |
| el minuto | minute |
| el momento | momento |
| la moneda | coin |
| morder | to bite |
| morir | to die |
| el/la moro/a | Moor |
| la mosca | fly |
| mostrar | to show |
| la muerte | death |
| muerto | dead |
| la multa | fine (noun) |
| el museo | museum |
| necesitar | to need |
| ocurrir | to happen |
| la oficina de objetos perdidos | lost property office |
| la oficina de turismo | tourist office |
| ¡ojo! | careful!/watch out! |
| la ópera | opera |
| el papel higiénico | toilet paper |
| el paquete | parcel |
| el parador | parador/state-run hotel |
| la parcela | plot/piece of ground/pitch |
| el parque | park |
| el pasaporte | passport |
| pasar | to spend/to pass |
| el paseo | walk/stroll |
| el pasillo | passage/corridor |
| pedir | to ask for/to request |
| el peligro | danger |
| la pensión | boarding house/guest house |
| la pensión completa | full board |
| el periodo | period |
| pertenecer | to belong |
| el pinchazo | puncture |
| la piscina | swimming pool |
| el piso | flat/floor |
| el plano | plan |
| la planta baja | ground floor |
| la playa | beach |
| la policía | police |
| por avión | by airmail |
| por desgracia | unfortunately |
| por día | per day |
| por semana | per week |
| por suerte | luckily/fortunately |
| el portero | caretaker |
| el precio | price |
| la prehistoría | prehistory |
| preocuparse | to worry |
| presenciar | to witness/to see |
| el programa | programme |
| provocar | to bring about/to lead to |
| la publicidad | advertising/publicity |
| la puerta de embarque | boarding gate |
| el punto de veraneo | summer resort/holiday resort |
| ¿Qué te pasa? | What's the matter with you? |
| quedar(se) | to stay/to remain |
| quejarse | to complain |
| quemar | to burn |
| querer | to want/to wish |
| la ranura | slot/groove |
| el/la ratero/a | pickpocket |
| el recado | message |
| la recepción | reception/reception desk |
| la recepcionista | receptionist |
| el recibo | receipt |
| recoger | to pick up |
| la recogida de equipajes | baggage reclaim |
| reconocer | to recognise |
| el reembolso | reimbursement/refund |
| la región | region |
| registrar(se) | to search/(to sign in)/to check in |
| la regla | rule |
| rescatar | to rescue/to save |
| la reserva | reservation |
| reservar | to reserve/to book |
| la responsabilidad | responsibility |
| el restaurante | restaurant |
| el retrete | toilet |
| el riesgo | risk |
| robar | to rob/to steal |
| el robo | robbery/theft |
| romano | Roman |
| romper | to break |
| roto | broken |
| las ruinas | ruins |
| sacar un billete | to get a ticket/to buy a ticket |
| el saco de dormir | sleeping bag |
| la sala de fiestas | dance hall/nightclub |
| la salida de incendios | fire escape |
| la salida de urgencia | emergency exit |
| la salida | exit/departure |
| el salón | lounge |
| salvar | to save |
| la sangre | blood |
| sano y salvo | safe and sound |
| secuestrar | to kidnap/to seize |
| segundo | second |
| la seguridad | safety/security |
| seguro | safe/sure/certain |
| el sello | stamp |
| las señas | address |
| los servicios | toilets |
| los servicios de socorro | emergency services |
| el siglo | century |
| el sitio | place/room |
| el sitio de interés | place of interest |
| el/la socorrista | lifeguard/life-saver |
| el socorro | help/aid |
| el sol | sun |
| la sombra | shade |
| sospechar | to suspect |
| suceder | to happen |
| la sucursal | branch(of a shop etc.) |
| la taberna | bar/pub |
| la tarjeta de crédito | credit card |
| la tarjeta de embarque | boarding-pass |
| la tarjeta postal | postcard |
| el teatro | theatre |
| telefonear | to telephone |
| el teléfono | telephone |
| el telegrama | telegramme |
| el televisor | television set |
| tener una avería | to have broken down |
| la terminal | terminal |
| la terraza | balcony/terrace |
| el/la terrorista | terrorist |
| el/la testigo | witness |
| la tienda (de campaña) | tent |
| la tienda | shop |
| la toalla | towel |
| el transporte | transport |
| la urgencia | urgency/emergency |
| urgente | urgent |
| la ventanilla | window(booking office etc.) |
| la víctima | victim |
| la visita | visit |
| visitar | to visit |
| la vista | view |
| el water | toilet |
| el zoo | zoo |