| Term | Definition |
|---|
| aldea (pueblo) | small village |
| arido a | arid |
| atrasado | backward |
| austral | southern |
| bullicioso/tranquilo | noisy/calm |
| calido a | warm (climate and personality) |
| cosmopolita | cosmopolitan |
| costern | coastal |
| desarrollado | developed |
| empinado | steep |
| en obras | in/under construction |
| escaso/ancho | narrow/wide |
| llamativo | dramatic, striking |
| lujoso | luxurious |
| norteno n | northern |
| occidental | western |
| oriental | eastern |
| peninsular | peninsular |
| provincial | provincial |
| rural | rural |
| sinuoso | winding |
| surcado | grooved, furrowed |
| sureno n | southern |
| ubicado | located, positioned |
| urubano | urban |
| abrirse camino entre | to make one's way through |
| atravesar | to cross |
| bordear | to skirt, to go on the edge of |
| cenir n | to circle, to surround |
| circular | to run, to be driven |
| corretear | to frolick, to run this way and that |
| cruzar | to stand out |
| descolgarse | to let oneself down, to descend |
| embarcar | to board |
| enterarse | to find out |
| lucir | to display |
| localizarse | to be located |
| ocultar | to hide |
| recorrer | to cover (a distance) to travel through, around |
| rodear | to surround, to encircle |
| rozar | to touch, to brush against |
| serpentear | to snake, to wind |
| toparse con | to come across by accident, to meet with, to run into |
| trajinar | to be busy |
| transcurrir | to take place, to transpire to pass |
| trasladar | to cross, to move |
| trasladarse | to move (as in to move from one city to another) |
| trazar | to trace, to outline, to sketch |
| ubicarse | to be located, to be situated |
| zigzaguar | to zigzag |
| al frente de | in front of |
| en frente de | across from, facing |
| frente a | right in front of |
| detras de---a | behind, in back of |
| al fondo | all the way in the back |
| a bordo de | aboard, on board |
| a lo largo de | along |
| en pleno... | in the middle of... |
| en torno a | around |
| el acantilado | cliff |
| la acera | sidewalk |
| la aldea | village |
| el aldeano | villager |
| la almena | crenelated battlement |
| el ambiente | environment, atmosphere |
| el arbolado | wooded area, stand of trees |
| la arena | sand |
| el arroyo | brook, stream |
| la calidez | warmth |
| el callejon---o | small street |
| la caminata | hike, outing |
| la carretera | highway |
| el casco | center (of a city) |
| el clima | climate |
| la colina | hill |
| la comarca | district, region |
| la cordillera | mountain range |
| el crucero | cruise |
| la cuenca | basin, mining area |
| la cuesta | slope |
| la duna | dune |
| la encrucijada | cross roads, intersection |
| el entorno | surroundings, environment |
| el estanque | pond |
| la fachada | facade, front of a building |
| las faldas | foothills, lower mountain slopes |
| la huerta | vegetable garden |
| la isla | island |
| la fornada | day's journey, working day |
| la llanura | plain |
| el letero | road sign |
| los limites--i | borders, far reaches |
| la mezquita | mosque |
| la mole | mass, bulk |
| el molino | windmill |
| el monasterio | monestary |
| la montana--n | mountain |
| el mirador | watch tower |
| el muro/ la muralla | exterior wall, (different from "pared" which means interior wall) |
| la ola | wave |
| la orilla | bank of a river |
| el paisaje | landscape, scenery |
| la parada | train stop, bus stop |
| el paraje | place, spot |
| el paseo | ride, walk |
| el patio | patio, yard |
| el patrimonio | heritage |
| las periferias | outskirts, surrounding areas |
| el pico | peak |
| el prado | meadow |
| el puente | bridge |
| el recorrido | route, trip, tour |
| el recoveco | turn, bend |
| los soportales | arcades, colonnades |
| la temporada | season |
| el tramo | section, part of a route |
| el traslado | move |
| el trayecto | route, tour, trip |
| el trazado | route, course |
| la ubicacion | location |
| la urbe | large city |
| el vaiven | swinging, rocking, rolling |
| el valle | valley |
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