NIVEL 1 Mares y r´ıos / Seas and rivers, Clima y tiempo que hace / Climate and weather

acantilado m

cliff (usually by the sea)

agua f

water

agua f dulce

fresh water

arroyo m

stream

bah´ıa f

bay

balsa f

pool (for irrigation)

barro m

mud

cabo m

cape

canal m

canal

cauce m

(river) bed

charca f

pond

charco m

(small) pool of water, puddle ( = Pond, i.e., Atlantic)

correr

to flow

corriente f

current

costa f

coast

crecida f

rise (in water levels)

cuenca f del r´ıo

river basin

delta m

delta

desembocadura f

mouth (of river)

desembocar en el mar

to flow out into the sea

dique m

dike

escollo m

reef

estuario m R3/2

estuary

fondo m del mar

sea bed

fuente f del r´ıo

source of the river

geiser m

geyser ´

glaciar m

glacier

golfo m

gulf, bay

inundacion f

flood ´

isla f

island

isleno m

islander ˜

lago m

lake

lecho m del r´ıo

river bed

malecon m

jetty ´

mar∗ f

sea (see below)

mar∗ m

sea (see below)

mar m agitado

rough sea

mar m encrespado

rough/choppy sea

nacer en la montana

to rise / have its ˜ source in the mountain

oceano m

ocean ´

ola f

wave

oleada f contra las rocas

wave against the rocks

oleada f de turistas

flood of tourists

oleaje m

swell

orilla f del mar

sea shore

pantano m

marsh, swamp, reservoir

pen´ınsula f

peninsula

playa f

beach

pozo m

well

presa f

dam

promontorio m R3/2

promontory

puente m

bridge

puerto m

port

rambla f

dry river bed, wadi

resaca f

undertow

r´ıa f

ria, long narrow tidal inlet (typical of Galicia)

r´ıo m

river

r´ıo m subterraneo

underground river ´

sal f

salt

secar

to dry

torrente m

torrent

aclararse

to brighten up

aguacero m

shower

aguanieve f

sleet

aire m

air, breeze

ambiente m

environment

arco m iris

rainbow

atmosfera f

atmosphere ´

barometro m

barometer ´

bochorno m

sultry weather

bochornoso

sultry

borrasca f

squall, area of low pressure

borrascoso

squally, stormy

brisa f

breeze

calima/calina f

sea mist, haze

calma f

calm

calmarse

to calm down

calor m

heat

cero m grados

zero degrees

chaparron m

heavy short ´ downpour, cloudburst

chirimiri m

fine drizzle

chubasco m

shower

ciclon m

cyclone ´

cielo m claro

clear sky

cielo m cubierto

overcast sky

cielo m despejado

clear/bright sky

cielo m puro

clear sky

cielo m sereno

clear sky

clima m

climate

clima m calido

hot climate ´

copo m de nieve

snow flake

derretirse

to melt

despejarse

to clear up

d´ıa m caluroso

hot day

d´ıa m fr´ıo

cold day

d´ıa m nublado

cloudy day

diluvio m

deluge

Diluvio m Universal

(the) Flood

dos bajo cero

two below zero, minus two

escampada f

(process of) clearing up