This glossary was made to have a list of keywords in English of the project that will be developed this semester.
Administrative area
noun
Administrative area means the area of a business establishment not generally accessible to the public, including, but not limited to, individual offices, stockrooms, employee lounges or meeting rooms.
Example: The workers organized to have a meeting in the boardroom located in the administrative area
es: Área administrativa
Auditorium
noun
a large building or hall used for public gatherings, typically speeches or stage performances.
Example: Everyone attended the auditorium to learn about health and a better life
es: Auditorio
basketball court
noun
the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor, with baskets at each end.
Example: Many punks come from established working-class backgrounds and in their neighbourhood can get access to a basketball court or community centre.
es: Cancha de básquetbol
Bathroom
noun
a room containing a toilet and sink and typically also a bathtub or shower.
Example: In Festinger et al.'s (1950) study, the students lived in separate apartments so did not share BATHROOM and kitchen facilities, which would provide more opportunities to interact with other students.
es: Baño
Carpentry
noun
the activity or occupation of making or repairing things in wood.
Example: Draw Platform The manufacturing methods that would possibly be employed in fabricating this system would include CARPENTRY for the drum system, casting, forging, cutting, for the iron components and moulding(?) for the concrete rail.
es: Carpintería
Civic activities
conjunction
Actions and behaviors related to the collective good of one’s society.
Example: Civic activities are carried out in the complex to improve the lives of retirees
es: Actividades cívicas
Coffee shop
noun
a cafe serving coffee and light refreshments.
Example: The sudden increase of COFFEE SHOPs is a concept worthwhile analysing because although corporate brands are appealing to almost every market segment, there are underlying differences regarding the experience of going to a COFFEE SHOP.
es: Cafetería
Culture
noun
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
Example: The second internal factor which contributed to the downturn of M&S in the late 1990's was its CULTURE. An organisation's CULTURE is made up of its own unique combination of values, beliefs and paradigms. As previously mentioned M&S had a family CULTURE; in the past its chief executives had been from the Marks family.
es: Cultura
Dance
noun
move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.
Example: The ball music accompanies the scene as is expected of a DANCE scene, nonetheless, there is a change of music while Nicholas and Miranda are talking which is significant.
es: Baile
Health
noun
a person's mental or physical condition.
Example: Mucking out barn sheds can be tricky process on a large scale as somewhere big is needed to displace birds to prevent HEALTH and HEALTH problems.
es: Salud
Illumination
noun
1: the action of illuminating or state of being illuminated: such as
decorative lighting or lighting effects
c: decoration by the art of illuminating
2: the luminous flux per unit area on an intercepting surface at any given point
3: one of the decorative features used in the art of illuminating or in decorative lighting
Example: A high voltage is passed through the tube which breaks down the starter gas and vapourises the mercury, then a lower voltage is used to produce the ILLUMINATION.
es: Iluminación
Office
noun
a room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work.
Example: However, because of a small time period that he or she is going to be spending with the OFFICE, an intern is rarely involved with a single project from beginning until its completion. Therefore, he or she is more likely to take up a general support role within the OFFICE. OFFICE Administrator and Marketing Assistant This job positions existed in Thomas Heatherwick Studio, whilst the crux of this type of work has been divided between one company director and most members of staff working for White Design Associates.
es: Oficina
Parking
noun
deposit and leave in a convenient place until required.
Example: For my system it simply means that if driver will have to wait e.g. 5 seconds before he will obtain detailed directions to find his PARKING space, no serious damage is made. Processes Description Multi-Storey PARKING System contains following processes: Display Panel - Gate 1 2 3:Informs driver how many (if any) free spaces are left.
es: Estacionamiento
Quality of life
conjunction
the standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group.
Example: The impact of this role has an "enormous impact on their own health and well being" (Opie cited in Purdy 2001 pg 133) and women frequently report a lower "health related QUALITY OF LIFE" (Lacey E, A 2003 pg 624).
es: Calidad de vida
Reception
noun
the area in a hotel, office, or other establishment where guests and visitors are greeted and dealt with.
Example: The hotel should wisely use all or maybe a combination of the above stated recommendations. 1.3 Flow chart of the RECEPTION Desk. After having an over view of the methods of making profit for the hotel as a whole, the report shall now dwell into specifically how certain improvements in the RECEPTION desk area of the hotel could make a distinctive difference to the whole functioning of the hotel. The report looks at improving the working methods of the RECEPTION desk firstly by breaking it up into flow chart that would help the staff members to visualize all the steps in a sequential manner (Buxton, 2007).
es: Recepción
Retiree
noun
a person who has retired from employment.
Example: It also marks the beginning of another part of life's journey as the retiree looks forward to spending relaxing days pursuing interests often put on the back burner during his working years.
es: Jubilado
Sculpture
noun
the art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.
Example: These two things are often associated with the gods, although the idea of being barefoot does not seem to agree with the image of him in armour and so further indicates that this SCULPTURE is for creating an image of him as opposed to simply presenting him in a realistic way.
es: Escultura
Services
noun
the action of helping or doing work for someone.
Example: The local community - the farm is providing jobs in the local community, it is also helping the local economy as it will use other local SERVICES.
es: Servicios
Society
noun
the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
Example: The fact that needs might be different within different regions localities leads to a pluralistic SOCIETY and there are contradictable aspects on that. On the one hand, regional autonomy is viewed as a way of dividing a nation. On the other hand, in a SOCIETY with plurality of needs decentralisation is considered essential for maintaining the unity and integrity of a nation (Meenakshisundaram, 1994).
es: Sociedad
Space
noun
the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move.
Example: The captive environment must allow room for privacy and separation from the social group if desired, as well as ample SPACE to exercise and play vigorously (Poole, 1990).
es: Espacio
Sports
noun
An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
Example: The NNCC - National Network for Child Care states that at the age of nine, children may enjoy being members of clubs, and could have an increased interest in competitive SPORTS. (ref: NNCC.org, 1995) Susie was a member of many school activities; however, her competitiveness seemed to lie in her vocal talent as apposed to sporting activities.
es: Deportes
Tennis court
noun
a rectangular area marked with lines on which tennis is played.
Example: I really had it on my racquet, i was not able to do anything on the tennis court. I think Donald realized it and then played what he had to play to take me down in five sets. It's a terrible result for me today.
es: Cancha de tenis
Users
noun
any persons, groups or organisations who use property or land as an occupier, owner, tenant, visitor or other stakeholder.
Example: For the same period though investigations concerning agricultural products among "new USERS" (such as Brazil and Colombia) amounted at 10% of total number of AD investigations. Many authors (Hoekman, Kostecki, 2001; Prusa, 2001; Jones, 2005) underline that antidumping as a trade remedy instrument is still popular and most of all increasingly used by the "new USERS".
es: Usuario
Ventilation
noun
the provision of fresh air to a room, building, etc
Example: The building must meet VENTILATION requirements and meet condensation regulations in roof areas.
es: Ventilación
Waiting room
noun
a room provided for the use of people who are waiting to be seen by a doctor or dentist or who are waiting in a station for a bus or train.
Example: The only magazine in the waiting room was a scientific journal full of technical jargon above my head
