Make Your Home in Mexico: English Spanish Construction
Dictionary Page 2
Dictionary Page 2
Feet- Pies (m). However, most materials are measured in metric units.
Fence- la Cerca; Chain link - de malla alambre.
Field or Farm- el Campo
File- la Lima
Flu or very bad cold, lung infection- el Gripe .
Fork- el Tenedor
Framework, rectangular, of wired-together rebar. El Castillo, _Normal- 3/16 inch
rebar
Freezer- el Congelador
Furniture- los Muebles
Galvanized- Galvanizado. Coated with a tin/zinc alloy.
Garage- la Cochera o’ el Garaje
Garden- el Jardin’
Garlic-ajo (m)
Glass, (material)- el Vidrio
Glass, drinking- el Vase
Grass- el Cesped
Grate or grill- la Parilla. drain--de drenaje
Gravel- Grava
Grommet, rubber - el Chupon’
Grout for tile- Junteador
Gypsum- el Yeso (or: Lleso)
Hammer- el Martillo
Handle replacement for shovel or other tool- el Cabo.
Hardware store- la Ferreteria
Helper, apprentice- el Peon’. Not a disrespectful term in Spanish. However
English connotations to “Peon” are similar to serf or slave.
House- la Casa
IMSS - Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Inches- las Pulgadas. Many materials are measured in inches- e.g. pipe &
tubing sizes, things from the USA
INFONAVIT- Instituto del Fondo Nacional de Vivienda para los Trabajadores
Iron- Hierro (m) of iron- de hierro (not del)
Jacal- Jacal, a primitive construction technique utilizing sticks and mud for
walls.
Key, wrench or valve- la Llave
Knife with folding blade- la Navaja; Knife with fixed blade- el Cuchillo.
Ladder- la Escalera
Land or lot- el Terrano
Leak- la Fuga
Level- Nivel- noun (m): a tool for ensuring true horizontal and vertical
directions. -adjective: flat, even, at the same height
Light bulb- el Foco
Loose- Flojo
Lot, residential- el Lote
Machine- la Machina
Match- el Cerrillo © John P Lintz 2006
Fence- la Cerca; Chain link - de malla alambre.
Field or Farm- el Campo
File- la Lima
Flu or very bad cold, lung infection- el Gripe .
Fork- el Tenedor
Framework, rectangular, of wired-together rebar. El Castillo, _Normal- 3/16 inch
rebar
Freezer- el Congelador
Furniture- los Muebles
Galvanized- Galvanizado. Coated with a tin/zinc alloy.
Garage- la Cochera o’ el Garaje
Garden- el Jardin’
Garlic-ajo (m)
Glass, (material)- el Vidrio
Glass, drinking- el Vase
Grass- el Cesped
Grate or grill- la Parilla. drain--de drenaje
Gravel- Grava
Grommet, rubber - el Chupon’
Grout for tile- Junteador
Gypsum- el Yeso (or: Lleso)
Hammer- el Martillo
Handle replacement for shovel or other tool- el Cabo.
Hardware store- la Ferreteria
Helper, apprentice- el Peon’. Not a disrespectful term in Spanish. However
English connotations to “Peon” are similar to serf or slave.
House- la Casa
IMSS - Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Inches- las Pulgadas. Many materials are measured in inches- e.g. pipe &
tubing sizes, things from the USA
INFONAVIT- Instituto del Fondo Nacional de Vivienda para los Trabajadores
Iron- Hierro (m) of iron- de hierro (not del)
Jacal- Jacal, a primitive construction technique utilizing sticks and mud for
walls.
Key, wrench or valve- la Llave
Knife with folding blade- la Navaja; Knife with fixed blade- el Cuchillo.
Ladder- la Escalera
Land or lot- el Terrano
Leak- la Fuga
Level- Nivel- noun (m): a tool for ensuring true horizontal and vertical
directions. -adjective: flat, even, at the same height
Light bulb- el Foco
Loose- Flojo
Lot, residential- el Lote
Machine- la Machina
Match- el Cerrillo © John P Lintz 2006
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