C2 · 50 words
Space and position in Spanish
More exact than « left » and « at the back ».
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Describing a room gets surprisingly far on delante and detrás, and then stops. This list collects the rest. The word to carry away is el rincón, in el rincón muerto. Spanish has two words where English has one. El rincón is the corner seen from inside, where two walls meet and the room narrows — the reading corner, the dead space behind a wardrobe. La esquina is the corner seen from outside, the one a building turns and a street has: el bar de la esquina. English says « corner » for both and leaves the sentence to sort it out, which is why « meet me at the corner » is clear enough outdoors and hopeless in a flat.
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Adjective (5)
Grammar for these: Agreement: gender and number · Demonstratives: este, ese, aquel
desalineadoout of lineAdjectiveC2
Una puerta desalineada roza siempre en el mismo punto.A door out of line always rubs at the same point.
adyacenteadjacentAdjectiveC2
Las dos parcelas adyacentes se vendieron juntas.The two adjacent plots were sold together.
circundantesurroundingAdjectiveC2
El terreno circundante quedó sin edificar.The surrounding land was left unbuilt.
perimetralrunning round the edgeAdjectiveC2
Un camino perimetral rodea toda la finca.A path running round the edge encircles the whole property.
superpuestolaid one over the otherAdjectiveC2
Los planos superpuestos muestran el cambio.The drawings laid one over the other show the change.
Phrase (36)
al ras deflush withPhraseC2
El cristal queda al ras de la pared.The glass sits flush with the wall.
a la altura deat the height ofPhraseC2
El interruptor va a la altura de la cintura.The switch goes at the height of the waist.
en diagonaldiagonally across fromPhraseC2
La farmacia está en diagonal a la plaza.The chemist's is diagonally across from the square.
alineado conin line withPhraseC2
El poste no está alineado con los demás.The post is not in line with the others.
la pendiente pronunciadathe steep slopePhraseC2
La pendiente pronunciada obliga a poner barandilla.The steep slope makes a handrail necessary.
el nivel de referenciathe reference levelPhraseC2
El nivel de referencia del suelo terminado está marcado en la pared.The reference level of the finished floor is marked on the wall.
el eje del pasillothe axis of the corridorPhraseC2
Las lámparas siguen el eje del pasillo.The lamps follow the axis of the corridor.
la pared medianerathe party wallPhraseC2
La pared medianera pertenece a los dos vecinos.The party wall belongs to both neighbours.
el hueco de la escalerathe stairwellPhraseC2
El hueco de la escalera lleva toda la instalación.The stairwell carries all the services.
el paso librethe clear width of the passagePhraseC2
El paso libre de la puerta no llega a la norma.The clear width of the passage in the door falls short of the standard.
la altura librethe clear heightPhraseC2
La altura libre bajo la viga es escasa.The clear height under the beam is tight.
en plantain planPhraseC2
En planta el edificio forma una U.In plan the building forms a U.
en alzadoin elevationPhraseC2
En alzado se ve el retranqueo del último piso.In elevation the set-back of the top floor can be seen.
en secciónin sectionPhraseC2
En sección se entiende por dónde va el aire.In section it becomes clear where the air goes.
contiguo aimmediately adjoiningPhraseC2
El almacén es contiguo a la nave principal.The store is immediately adjoining the main hall.
el recorrido del caminothe line the path takesPhraseC2
El recorrido del camino evita el arroyo.The line the path takes avoids the stream.
la orientación al surthe southerly aspectPhraseC2
La orientación al sur fue el argumento de venta.The southerly aspect was the selling point.
a sotaventoon the leeward sidePhraseC2
Plantaron el seto a sotavento de la casa.They planted the hedge on the leeward side of the house.
a barloventoon the windward sidePhraseC2
La ladera a barlovento recibe casi toda la lluvia.The windward slope gets nearly all the rain.
en el extremo opuestoat the opposite endPhraseC2
La salida está en el extremo opuesto del andén.The way out is at the opposite end of the platform.
a media alturaat half heightPhraseC2
El cuadro cuelga a media altura de la pared.The picture hangs at half the height of the wall.
a ambos ladoson both sidesPhraseC2
Hay bancos a ambos lados del paseo.There are benches on both sides of the walk.
intercalado entreset in betweenPhraseC2
Un patio queda intercalado entre las dos alas.A courtyard is set in between the two wings.
la profundidad de campo visualthe depth of the viewPhraseC2
La profundidad de campo visual se pierde en la foto.The depth of the view is lost in the photograph.
el punto de referenciathe landmark to go byPhraseC2
Sin un punto de referencia no se calcula la distancia.Without a landmark to go by the distance cannot be judged.
la línea de avancethe line of advancePhraseC2
Mantuvieron la línea de avance hasta divisar el faro.They held the line of advance until the lighthouse came in sight.
el espaciado regularthe regular spacingPhraseC2
El espaciado regular entre los árboles no es casual.The regular spacing between the trees is not accidental.
el punto medio exactothe exact midpointPhraseC2
Marcaron el punto medio exacto de la viga.They marked the exact midpoint of the beam.
desplazado unos centímetrosdisplaced by a few centimetresPhraseC2
El agujero quedó desplazado unos centímetros.The hole came out displaced by a few centimetres.
en sentido contrariofacing the other wayPhraseC2
La segunda fila mira en sentido contrario.The second row faces the other way.
el encaje de las piezasthe fit of the partsPhraseC2
El encaje de las piezas no admite error.The fit of the parts allows no error.
a plomoplumbPhraseC2
El muro no está a plomo.The wall is not plumb.
a nivellevelPhraseC2
La encimera quedó a nivel al primer intento.The worktop came out level at the first attempt.
el reparto de la superficiethe division of the floor areaPhraseC2
El reparto de la superficie favorece al salón.The division of the floor area favours the sitting room.
la zona de pasothe circulation areaPhraseC2
La zona de paso debe quedar libre de muebles.The circulation area has to be kept clear of furniture.
el rincón muertothe dead cornerPhraseC2
Cada armario deja un rincón muerto detrás.Every wardrobe leaves a dead corner behind it.
Noun (m) (6)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
el desnivelthe difference in levelNoun (m)C2
Un desnivel de dos centímetros basta para tropezar.A difference in level of two centimetres is enough to trip on.
el salientethe projectionNoun (m)C2
El saliente de la fachada deja sitio para el toldo.The projection of the façade leaves room for the awning.
el voladizothe overhangNoun (m)C2
El voladizo protege la entrada de la lluvia.The overhang keeps the rain off the entrance.
el vanothe opening in the wallNoun (m)C2
El vano de la ventana se amplió medio metro.The opening in the wall for the window was widened by half a metre.
el solapethe overlapNoun (m)C2
El solape de las tejas es de ocho centímetros.The overlap of the tiles is eight centimetres.
el escorzothe foreshorteningNoun (m)C2
El escorzo del brazo es lo que engaña al ojo.The foreshortening of the arm is what deceives the eye.
Noun (f) (3)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
la holgurathe clearanceNoun (f)C2
Hay que dejar holgura para que la puerta cierre.Clearance has to be left for the door to close.
la demorathe bearingNoun (f)C2
La demora al campanario fija la posición.The bearing on the bell tower fixes the position.
la escuadrathe right angleNoun (f)C2
Comprobaron la escuadra antes de atornillar.They checked the right angle before screwing it down.
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