Vocabulario para describir lugares adjetivos aldeano árido atrasado bullicioso/ tranquilo cálido cosmopolito costero desarrollado empinado escaso/ atestado estrecho/ ancho llamativo lujoso norteño occidental oriental peninsular provincial rural sinuoso surcado sureño urbano verbos village arid backward noisy/ calm warm (can describe both climate and personality) cosmopolitan coastal developed steep few, scarce/ packed, crammed narrow/ wide dramatic, striking luxurious northern western eastern peninsular provincial rural winding grooved, furrowed southern urban front vs back al frente de en frente de frente a detrás de al fondo atravesar bordear ceñir circular corretear cruzar embarcar enterarse lucir ocultar recorrer rodear rozar serpentear toparse transcurrir trasladar trasladarse zigzaguear to cross to skirt, to go on the edge of to circle, to surround to run, to be driven to frolick, to run this way and that to cross to board to find out to display (En el alcázar lucen los mosaicos musulmanes.) to hide to cover (a distance), to travel through, around to surround, to encircle to touch, to brush against to snake, to wind come across by accident, to come across an obstacle to take place, to transpire, to pass to cross, to move to move, as in to move from one city to another to zigzag preposiciones in front of across from, facing (likely on the other side of the street) right in front of (Lo tienes frente a los ojos) behind, in back of all the way in the back a bordo de a lo largo de aboard, on board along sustantivos la acera la aldea el aldeano el ambiente la arena el arroyo la calidez el callejón la caminata la carretera el casco el clima la colina la comarca la cordillera el crucero la cuenca la cuesta la duna la encrucijada el estanque la fachada la huerta la isla la jornada el letrero sustantivos sidewalk village villager environment, atmosphere (not to be confused with "medio ambiente") sand brook, stream warmth small street hike, outing highway center (of a city) climate hill district, region mountain range cruise basin, mining area slope dune cross roads, intersection pond façade, front of a building vegetable garden island day's journey, working day road sign la llanura la mezquita la molina el monasterio la montaña el muro/ la muralla la ola la orilla el paisaje la parada el paraje el paseo el patio el patrimonio el pico el puente el recorrido el recoveco los soportales la temporada el traslado el trayecto el trazado la ubicación la urbe el vaivén el valle plain mosque windmill monestary mountain exterior wall, different from “pared", which means interior wall wave bank of a river lanscape, scenery train stop, bus stop, etc. place, spot ride, walk patio, yard heritage peak bridge route, trip, tour turn, bend arcades, colonnades season move route, tour, trip route, course location large city rocking (of a train), rolling (of a boat) valley