Page 1 of 5 Spanish 3 - Unit 4 Ways to Pass the Time Vocabulary B Terminología asociada con los viajes la aduana la aerolínea el asiento la azafata la carretera la cuadra de vacaciones estar de viaje la demora el equipaje/la maleta la frontera la gasolinera el horario (de) ida y vuelta el kilómetro la llegada la milla la partida el pasaje el el el el la la pasajero pasaporte semáforo taller mecánico taquilla visa el vuelo el hotel la piscina Modos de transporte aéreo el autobús el avión el barco Terminology associated with travel customs the airline. Also know as línea aérea. the seat (on a plane, bus, train, etc.) the stewardess (female). An older, less politically correct word than auxiliar de vuelo. the highway or freeway the block, to measure distances. However, in Spain they say calle. on vacation travelling. A phrase used to refer to someone who is travelling, usually on business. delay the luggage the border the gas station the schedule round-trip, referring to a ticket or to the trip itself kilometer. The common measurement of distances throughout the world. the arrival mile. The unit for measuring distances in the United States. the departure the ticket or passage. The right to get on the vehicle. The actual, physical ticket can also be called boleto or billete. the passenger the passport the traffic light the mechanic, repair shop the ticket window the visa. Not the credit card, but permission to enter a country. the flight the hotel the swimming pool Means of transportation air, or by air. Referring to a type of travel. the bus. The name of long-distance inter-city buses varies. It can also be ómnibus or microbus. the airplane the boat © 2006 Power-Glide. All rights reserved. This material is intended for the exclusive use of registered users only. No portion of these materials may be reproduced or redistributed in any form without the express permission of Power-Glide. Page 2 of 5 Spanish 3 - Unit 4 Ways to Pass the Time Vocabulary B el camión el coche el tren the truck. However, in Mexico this can mean bus. the car, automobile. This is the most common term. Another term understood everywhere is auto, short for automóvil. You should usually avoid carro, an Anglicism, even though it is common in some areas. the train Otro vocabulario relacionado con los viajes la cámara el museo el parque de diversiones el parque nacional el punto de interés el recuerdo el rollo las baterías Other vocabulary relating to travel Verbos útiles abrocharse el cinturón acampar aterrizar bajarse de confirmar conocer Useful verbs to fasten one's seatbelt to camp, go camping to land to get down, get off, or exit from a vehicle to confirm (for example, a reservation) to get to know. This is a common verb, but in the context of travel it is used often to refer to seeing new places. to get or obtain (tickets, for example) to leave behind. This is a common verb, but it is included here because it is a common way to say that one "missed" his or her ride or transportation. Instead of saying Perdí el bus, you can say Me dejó el bus. to take off to enjoy to park (aparcar in Spain, parquear [a common Anglicism] in Mexico and Central America) to pack a suitcase (you can also use valija instead of maleta) to make reservations to make arrangements to get seasick or nauseated (even in a car, bus or airplane) to depart or leave to take a walk or a drive conseguir dejar despegar disfrutar estacionar hacer la maleta hacer las reservaciones hacer los arreglos marearse partir pasear the the the the the the the the camera museum amusement park national park point of interest souvenir (as well as "memory" of course) most common way to refer to a roll of film batteries © 2006 Power-Glide. All rights reserved. This material is intended for the exclusive use of registered users only. No portion of these materials may be reproduced or redistributed in any form without the express permission of Power-Glide. Page 3 of 5 Spanish 3 - Unit 4 Ways to Pass the Time Vocabulary B recoger registrarse sacar fotos subirse a tener prisa volar perder el avion/el tren Pasatiempos el ajedrez el billar la bola de billar el bridge los dados las damas el dominó la ficha los naipes Jugar a las cartas Jugar a los juegos de videos Navegar la internet el póquer la ruleta el taco de billar el tres en raya el truco el el el el el el el el el baile baile de salón baile folklórico ballet cabaret cine circo club nocturno concierto to pick up. For instance, to pick up someone who is waiting for a ride. to register to take pictures. Some people now say tomar fotos, but this is more of an Anglicism. to get onto a vehicle to be in a hurry to fly to miss the plane/ the train Hobbies and Pastimes chess billiards the billiard ball bridge dice checkers dominoes a playing piece in a game, or a chip playing cards. Also called cartas. There are two types in common use in the Spanish-speaking world, the French style such as we use in the United States, and the Spanish cards used to play truco and other games, whose suits (palos) are bastos, espadas, copas and oros. play cards play video games surf the Internet poker roulette the cue stick (billiards) tic-tac-toe, also called gato in other countries a popular card game played with the Spanish deck, involving a great deal of deception and bluffing. Rules vary from country to country. dance, dancing ballroom dancing folk dancing ballet (formal, artistic dance) night club with a show. Also called el cabaré the cinema, movies the circus the night club concert (any type: classical, folk, rock) © 2006 Power-Glide. All rights reserved. This material is intended for the exclusive use of registered users only. No portion of these materials may be reproduced or redistributed in any form without the express permission of Power-Glide. Page 4 of 5 Spanish 3 - Unit 4 Ways to Pass the Time Vocabulary B la corrida de toros el paseo la película el teatro tocar un instrumento dibujar pintar sacar fotos leer escribir la novela la ciencia ficción cocer coser bullfight (popular in Spain and Mexico, but virtually unknown in many South American countries) the discotheque, disco the stage (in a theatre) the festival or fair the amusement park. Also called el parque de atracciones drive or stroll (to see the sights) the movie, film the theatre (on stage) to play an instrument to draw to paint photography to read to write the novel science fiction to cook to sew Lista extra de otros pasatiempos las artesanías las artesanías en madera la caligrafía la cría de animales la filatelia la floricultura la jardinería la horticultura el malabarismo la numismática la observación de aves la fotografía el radioaficionado la restauración de autos el tallado en madera Bonus list pastimes and hobbies arts and crafts woodworking calligraphy, artistic writing animal breeding or husbandry stamp collecting flower gardening gardening vegetable gardening juggling coin collecting bird watching photography amateur or ham radio operator auto restoration wood carving Verbos útiles acampar aplaudir atreverse (a) coleccionar competir Useful verbs to camp to applaud to dare (to do something risky) to collect (make a collection) to compete la el la el discoteca escenario feria parque de diversiones © 2006 Power-Glide. All rights reserved. This material is intended for the exclusive use of registered users only. No portion of these materials may be reproduced or redistributed in any form without the express permission of Power-Glide. Page 5 of 5 Spanish 3 - Unit 4 Ways to Pass the Time Vocabulary B cultivar distraerse divertirse elaborar entretenerse estrenar ir de caminata jugar navegar relajarse solearse volar reírse de to cultivate. This word can be used both literally (for example, referring to plants or flowers) or figuratively (referring to talents or virtues) to enjoy one's self to have fun to make (something requiring skill or artisanship) to be entertained, or to pass the time to debut or show for the first time to take a hike to play to sail or navigate to relax to sunbathe to fly to laugh about; to laugh at ex. Podemos reírnos de aquellos tiempos. We can laugh about those times. © 2006 Power-Glide. All rights reserved. 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