Personal Glossary
Personal Glossary
25 Ávila Zamora Cesar Ernesto terms
My 25 words
- Architecture
- noun
- the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings.
- Example: The architecture of the building received major compliments for its unique design and strong build.
- en: Arquitectura
- Brick
- noun
- a small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building.
- Example: My house is made of brick
- en: ladrillo
- Cantilever
- noun
- a long projecting beam or girder fixed at only one end, used in bridge construction.
- en: voladizo
- Ceiling
- noun
- the upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment.
- Example: the books were stacked from floor to ceiling
- en: Plafón
- classroom
- noun
- a room, typically in a school, in which a class of students is taught.
- Example: videos are useful things to have in the classroom
- en: salón de clases
- Composition
- the nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.
- Example: "the social composition of villages"
- en: composición
- Context
- noun
- the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
- Example: Without context, many conversations that you overhear only a part of make no sense whatsoever, and can often be kind of weird.
- en: Las circunstancias que forman el escenario de un evento, declaración o idea, y en términos de las cuales puede ser entendido y evaluado completamente.
- Cultural Center
- noun
- a place capable of accommodating an average daily crowd of at least 200 for the public exhibition of the social, artistic, and cultural expression peculiar to an island society.
- Example: The Construction Period shall continue until the grand opening of the Cultural center
- en: centro cultural
- Culture
- noun
- the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
- Example: "20th century popular culture"
- en: cultura
- Eclecticism
- noun
- a tendency in architecture and the decorative arts to mix various historical styles with modern elements with the aim of combining the virtues of many styles or increasing allusive content.
- Example: Their eclecticism is more far-reaching and complicated than ’90s or 2000s
- en: eclecticismo
- Enveloping
- noun
- wrap up, cover, or surround completely.
- Example: "a figure enveloped in a black cloak"
- en: envolvente
- Facede
- noun
- the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space.
- Example: These extended the Fifth Avenue facade from 80th to 84th streets.
- en: fachada
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- Foundation
- noun
- the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.
- Example: "build the arch resting on top of this solid foundation"
- en: cimentación
- Framework
- noun
- an essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object.
- Example: "a conservatory in a delicate framework of iron"
- en: estructura
- Free plan
- noun
- an open plan with non-load-bearing walls dividing interior space.
- Example: Free plan refers to the ability to have a floor plan with non-load bearing walls and floors
- en: planta libre
- Furniture
- noun
- large movable equipment, such as tables and chairs, used to make a house, office, or other space suitable for living or working.
- Example: I always look for garage sales that are selling furniture because I want a nice dining room table for a cheap price.
- en: muebles
- Girder
- noun
- a large iron or steel beam or compound structure used for building bridges and the framework of large buildings.
- Example: "the tower is made of steel girders criss-crossed to make it stronger"
- en: viga
- Lattice
- noun
- a structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants.
- Example: "honeysuckle was growing up a lattice around the door"
- en: celosía
- Railing
- noun
- a fence or barrier made of rails.
- Example: "wrought-iron railings"
- en: barandilla
- Retired
- noun
- having left one's job and ceased to work.
- Example: "a retired teacher"
- en: jubilado
- Shuttering
- noun
- wood in planks or strips used as a temporary structure for fencing to contain setting concrete, to support the sides of trenches, etc.
- Example: The shuttering was filled with concrete “in situ”
- en: cimbra
- Slab
- noun
- a large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or wood, typically rectangular
- Example: Due to recent flooding in the area, our new house will be built on an elevated concrete slab.
- en: losa
- Slope
- noun
- a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface.
- Example: "he slithered helplessly down the slope"
- en: pendiente
- Structure
- noun
- he arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.
- Example: "flint is extremely hard, like diamond, which has a similar structure".
- en: estructura
- Truss
- noun
- a framework, typically consisting of rafters, posts, and struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure.
- Example: The conclusions obtained through numerical simulation have valuable reference to aseismic design of steel truss bridge.
- en: cercha
