martes, 26 de febrero de 2013

Vocabulary II

1.-Brick mason: Albañil
2-Builder's host: Montacargas
3-Ground floor: Planta Baja
4.- Plomada: Plumb line
5.- Capataz: Foreman
6.- Draftsman: Dibujante
7.- Wire: Alambre
8.- Screwdriver: Desarmador
9.- Crane: Grúa
10.- Water level: Nivel de agua
11.- Pliers: Pinzas
12.-Weld: Soldar 
13.-Handsaw: serrucho
14.- Sand:Lijar
15.- Transit: Teodolito
16.-Nut: Tuerca
17.- Plastering: Enyesado 
18.- Floor tile: Loza
19.- Balcony: Terraza
20.- Tile: Teja
21.-Bathtub: Tina
22.-Drill: Taladrar 
23.- Cap: Tapar
24.- Plasterer: Yesero
25.- Tile: Azulejo
26.- Hinge: Bisagra
27.- Bulkhead: Mampara
28.- Casing: Marco
29.- Abrasive: Abrasivo
30.-Rigging: Cableado
31.- Hut: Choza
32.- Masonry: Albañilería
33.-Eave: Alero
34.- Trowel: Aplanadora
35.- Clay: Arcilla
36.- Mosque: Mezquita
37.-Rivet: Remache
38.- Tape measure: Flexométro
39.- Rake: Rastrillo
40.- Tar: chapopote
41.- Empalme: Splice
42.-Corner: Esquina
43.- Pier: Estribo
44.- Suspended Ceiling: Flaso Plafón
45.- Wax: Cera
46.- Enclosure: Cerramiento
47.-Chisel: Cincel
48.- Copper: Cobre
49.- Riser: Contrahuella
50.- Lever: Palanca

martes, 19 de febrero de 2013

Vocabulary I


1.-Foundation: (often foundations) the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

2.- Formwork: temporary framework structures used to support a building during its construction.

3.- Backhoe: a mechanical excavator that draws toward itself a bucket attached to a hinged boom

4.- Facade: The face of a building, esp. the principal front that looks onto a street or open space.

5.- Lattice: A structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used typically as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants.

6.- Shear: Break off or cause to break off, owing to a structural strain.

7.- Sketch: a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture.

8.- Watercolor: artists' paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water rather than oil, giving a transparent color.

9.- Model: A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original


10.- Grid: a network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles

11.- Railing: a fence or barrier made of rails.

12.-Truss: A framework, typically consisting of rafters, posts, and struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure

13.-Slab: A flat piece of stone, concrete, or wood, typically rectangular

14.- Gravel: A mixture of such stones with coarse sand, used for paths and roads and as an aggregate.

15.- Town planning: A planification, made by architects an planners, of the trace of the city to his better function.