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Now that you know how to use the verbs ‘ser’, ‘estar’ and ‘tener’ to talk about your country, your city or your place of residence here is some extra vocabulary about places. Words that will help you to converse and discuss cities, towns, and landscape.
| Español | English |
|---|---|
| acera | sidewalk |
| aldea | village |
| aldeano | villager |
| ambiente | environment, atmosphere |
| arbolado | wooded area, stand of trees |
| arena | sand |
| árido | arid |
| arroyo | brook, stream |
| atrasado | backward |
| atravesar | to cross |
| austral | southern |
| bordear | to skirt, to go on the edge of |
| calidez | warmth |
| cálido-a | warm (climate and personality) |
| callejón | small street |
| caminata | hike, outing |
| carretera | highway |
| casco | centre (of a city) |
| clima | climate |
| colina | hill |
| comarca | district, region |
| cordillera | mountain range |
| corretear | to run this way and that |
| cruzar | to stand out |
| cuenca | basin, mining area |
| cuesta | slope |
| desarrollada | developed |
| descolgarse | to let oneself down, to descend |
| duna | dune |
| embarcar | to board |
| empinado-a | steep |
| en obras | in/under construction |
| encrucijada | cross roads, intersection |
| entorno | surroundings, environment |
| estanque | pond |
| estrecho /ancho | narrow/wide |
| fachada | facade, front of a building |
| faldas | foothills, lower mountain slopes |
| huerta | vegetable garden |
| isla | island |
| límites | borders, far reaches |
| llamativo | striking |
| llanura | plain |
| lujosa | luxurious |
| mezquita | mosque |
| mirador | watch tower |
| molino | windmill |
| monasterio | monastery |
| montaña | mountain |
| muro / muralla | exterior wall (different from “pared”, which means interior wall) |
| norteña-o | northern |
| occidental | western |
| ola | wave |
| oriental | eastern |
| orilla | bank of a river |
| paisaje | landscape, scenery |
| parada | train stop, bus stop |
| paraje | place, spot |
| paseo | ride, walk |
| patio | patio, yard |
| patrimonio | heritage |
| periferias | outskirts, surrounding areas |
| pico | peak |
| prado | meadow |
| puente | bridge |
| recorrer | to cover (a distance) to trav |
| recorrido | route, trip, tour |
| recoveco | turn, bend |
| rodear | through, around, to surround, |
| rural | rural |
| señal | road sign |
| serpentear | to snake, to wind |
| sinuoso | winding |
| soportales | arcades, colonnades |
| surcado | grooved, furrowed |
| sureño-a | southern |
| temporada | season |
| tramo | section, part of a route |
| trayecto | route, tour, trip |
| ubicado | located, positioned |
| urbano | urban |
