SPA 203 2 - All Vocab

el llano/la llanura

a plain/flat land

estepa/ estepa semidesértica

steppe (a dry, flat, and mostly treeless grassland)

colina/cerro

hill

lomas (colinas prolongadas y suaves)

hills (prolonged, soft hills)

montes (montañas no muy altas y de cumbres redondeadas)

montes (not very high mountains with rounded summits)

el monte (caminar por el monte)

the mountain (walk through the mountain)

el roquedal

rocky mountain wall

montaña

mountain

la cima/la cumbre

the top/summit of the mountain

pico (cumbre rocosa y puntiaguda en una montaña)

peak (rocky summit and pointed on a mountain)

cordillera/la sierra

mountain range

Sierra Nevada

Mountain Range in Granada

el teso (una meseta pequeña)

the theso (a small plateau» An elevated highland with a flat or gently rolling top, often bordered by steep cliffs or escarpments.)

meseta

a plateau

el valle

valley

la vega (tierra fértil en el valle)

fertile land in the valley

el cañón

canyon

el precipicio

precipice» a very steep, vertical, or overhanging rock face, cliff, or high ridge

acantilado

a cliff or steep along the coast

bosque (con maleza)

forest (with weeds)

bosque (un claro en el bosque)

forest (a clearing in the forest)

matorrales

a thicket» a dense group or patch of bushes, shrubs, or small trees growing closely together

árbol

a tree

arboleda

grove» a small group of trees growing close together, typically with very little undergrowth beneath them

la vegetación o la maleza

vegetation/weeds

la selva o la jungla

jungle

desierto

desert

dunas (en el desierto)

dunes

costa

coast

playa

beach

dunas (en la playa)

dunes (on the beach)

la arena

sand

la orilla

the shore

la espuma

sea foam

conchas y guijarros

shells and pebbles

el arrecife

reef

la península

a peninsula» a body of land that is mostly surrounded by water on three sides while remaining connected to a larger landmass or mainland

isla

island

placas tectónicas

tectonic plates

la falla

fault in the land?

terremoto/seísmo

earthquake

grieta

crack

una fuente natural

a natural source of water

fuentes y cascada/catarata

fountains and waterfalls

el torrente

rapids

el río

river

riachuelo/arroyo

stream

la corriente

current

el canal

canal

las esclusas

water locks

lago

lake

laguna

lagoon

charca

pond

la ría

estuary» a partially enclosed coastal body of water where fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean

ensenada

cove

bahía

bay

golfo

gulf» large area of an ocean or sea that reaches into the land

el mar/el océano

ocean

cielo

sky

la nube/nubecillas

cloud

los nubarrones

storm clouds

niebla/neblina

fog

la lluvia

the rain

llovizna (lluvia fina)

mist rain

chaparrón/chubasco

downpour

lluvia tropical (torrencial)

tropical rain

tormenta

storm

la nevada

snowfall

la nieve

snow

hielo (tras la helada)

ice (after frost)

escarcha

frost

el rocío

dew

viento

wind

ventisca

blizzard/snowstorm

tornado

tornado

el huracán/ciclón

huricane

borrasca

area of low pressures

el rayo/relámpago

ray/bolt of lightning

el trueno

thunder

el volcán

volcano

Bellas Artes

fine arts

músico

musician

actor/actriz

actor/actress

pintor

painter

fotógrafo

photagrapher

escritor

writer

autor

author

cantante

singer

compositor

composer

cinematógrafo

cinematographer

director

director

poeta

poet

artista

artist

bailarín/bailarina

dancer

escultor

sculptor

dramaturgo

playwright

novelista

novelist

Humanidades

humanities

maestro

teacher

historiador

historian