The following sheets show words related to the work of architecture, as well as their definition and other aspects. I did this to have a set of commonly used word meanings.
Basement
Noun
The floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level.
Example: "The basement was the first thing we built in the project."
en: Sotano
Building
Noun
A structure with a roof and walls, such as a house, school, store, or factory.
Example: The constructions around it make the building appear taller.
en: Edificio
Chamfer
Noun
A symmetrical sloping surface at an edge or corner.
Example: The architect did not take the chamfer into account.
en: Chaflán
Concrete
Noun
A heavy, rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, that can be spread or poured into molds and that forms a mass resembling stone on hardening.
Example: "slabs of concrete"
en: Hormigón
Cross Section
Noun
A surface or shape that is or would be exposed by making a straight cut through something, especially at right angles to an axis.
Example: "the cross section of an octahedron is a square"
en: Sección transversal
Crosswise
Adverb
In the form of a cross.
Example: "their arms were held out crosswise"
en: Transversal
Design
Noun
A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made.
Example: "he has just unveiled his design for the new museum"
en: Diseño
Distance
Noun
An amount of space between two things or people.
Example: The distance between the rooms is 4 meters.
en: Distancia
Drain
Noun
A channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.
en: Desagüe
Drawing
Noun
A picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather than paint.
Example: "a series of charcoal drawings on white paper"
en: Dibujo
Floor Plan
Noun
A scale diagram of the arrangement of rooms in one story of a building.
Example: In the project, the total FLOOR PLAN area in the airport is approximately 51.
en: Planta Baja
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
Frame
Noun
A rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something such as a door or window.
Example: The building is made by structural frames.
en: Marco
Front View
Noun
Is a projection view obtained by drawing perpendiculars from all points on the edges of the part to the plane of projection.
Example: The client needs a front view of the house.
en: Vista frontal
Height
Noun
The distance from the bottom to the top of something standing upright.
en: Altura
Lenght
Noun
The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of a body.
Example: "it can reach over two feet in length"
en: Longitud
Masonry
Noun
A stile of stonework.
Example: "cracks in the finished masonry"
en: Mamposteria
Scaffold
Noun
Temporary platform used to elevate and support workers and materials during the construction, repair, or cleaning.
Example: "The scaffold supports at least 5 workers."
en: Andamio
Scale
Noun
A ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan.
Example: "a one-fifth scale model of a seven-story building"
en: Escala
Sketch
Noun
A simple, quickly-made drawing that does not have many details.
Example: My mother made a sketch of my brother reading a book.
en: Boceto
Slab
Noun
A large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or wood, typically rectangular.
Example: "paving slabs"
en: Losa
Stone
Noun
Hard solid nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material.
Example: "the houses are built of stone"
en: Piedra
Subsoil
Noun
The soil lying immediately under the surface soil.
Example: The profile of the project which results is a compact subsoil and a sandy surface soil.
en: Subsuelo
Surface
Adjetive
A continuous set of points that has length and breadth but no thickness.
Example: "surface workers at the copper mines"
en: Superficie
Thickness
Noun
The distance between opposite sides of something.
Example: "the gateway is several feet in thickness"
