Make Your Home in Mexico: English Spanish Construction Dictionary
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Slab (concrete)- la Losa; between floor- (la losa de) entrepiso
Spark plug- la Bujia
Speed bump- el Tope
Spoon- la Cuchara
Stairs-los Escalones
Stapler, joiner- Grapladora . May be pneumatic or electric powered.
Stone- la Piedra
Structure- la Palapa, covered by palm fronds or other natural materials, such as
straw
Scaffolding- los Andamios.
Supports, for roof- las Vigas
Switch electrical- Apagador o’ interruptor
Table- la Mesa
Tank- el Tanque
Tarpaulin- la Lona
Terrace with a view- el Mirador
Tile, wall- el Vitromuro
Tile, floor- el Vitropiso
Toilet bowl- la Taza
Toilet handle- el Palenque.
Ton, metric- la Tonelada, 1000 kilograms, about 2200 pounds
Torch for soldering or welding- la Antorcha
Town, small- el Pueblo
Trip, truck load of delivered material- el Viaje
Tube or pipe- el Tubo
Union, workers organization- el Sindicato
Valve- la llave (de gas o’ de agua)
Vendor, supplier- el Vendedor
Ventilator hood for kitchen- la Compana
Wall, of house or outbuilding- la Pared; periphery, retaining or landscape
wall- el Muro.
Waste dirt & rubble- el Escombro
Water- el Agua (m)
Water heater- el Calentador. tankless, pass-through__ de paso.
Water tank- el Tinaco; in ground- Aljibe (Also: a water well).
Weld- Soldar (v). Welder-el Soldador
Wheel- la Rueda
Wheelbarrow- la Carretilla
Window- la Ventaña
Wire- el Alambre
Wood- la Madera.
Wooden- de Madera
Wrench- la llave (del mechanico o’ del plomero) © John P Lintz 2006
Spark plug- la Bujia
Speed bump- el Tope
Spoon- la Cuchara
Stairs-los Escalones
Stapler, joiner- Grapladora . May be pneumatic or electric powered.
Stone- la Piedra
Structure- la Palapa, covered by palm fronds or other natural materials, such as
straw
Scaffolding- los Andamios.
Supports, for roof- las Vigas
Switch electrical- Apagador o’ interruptor
Table- la Mesa
Tank- el Tanque
Tarpaulin- la Lona
Terrace with a view- el Mirador
Tile, wall- el Vitromuro
Tile, floor- el Vitropiso
Toilet bowl- la Taza
Toilet handle- el Palenque.
Ton, metric- la Tonelada, 1000 kilograms, about 2200 pounds
Torch for soldering or welding- la Antorcha
Town, small- el Pueblo
Trip, truck load of delivered material- el Viaje
Tube or pipe- el Tubo
Union, workers organization- el Sindicato
Valve- la llave (de gas o’ de agua)
Vendor, supplier- el Vendedor
Ventilator hood for kitchen- la Compana
Wall, of house or outbuilding- la Pared; periphery, retaining or landscape
wall- el Muro.
Waste dirt & rubble- el Escombro
Water- el Agua (m)
Water heater- el Calentador. tankless, pass-through__ de paso.
Water tank- el Tinaco; in ground- Aljibe (Also: a water well).
Weld- Soldar (v). Welder-el Soldador
Wheel- la Rueda
Wheelbarrow- la Carretilla
Window- la Ventaña
Wire- el Alambre
Wood- la Madera.
Wooden- de Madera
Wrench- la llave (del mechanico o’ del plomero) © John P Lintz 2006
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