Wednesday, 21 November 2012

some more words


Utility Room
A room where appliances such as washing machines are used.


2. More information about houses
a terraced house
à a house next to an other house
a semi-detached house
à a house that is attached to another house on one side
a cottage
à a small house in the country
a bedsit
à a flat with one main room and no separate bedroom


a tenant
à someone who rents a house from another person
a landlord/lady
à someone who owns a house and rents it to people



villa / ˈvɪlə/
a.       ( Hist ) villa f
b.     (holiday house) chalet m;
(
in the country) chalet m, casa f de campo

1   Hist villa 
2   casa de campo 
3   GB chalet




dormitory


dormitory / ˈdɔːrmətɔːri / ||/ ˈdɔːmɪtri/ sustantivo (pl -ries)
a.       (in school, hostel) dormitorio m;
(
before n) ~ town/suburb (BrE) ciudad f/barrio m dormitorio
b.     (students' residence) (AmE) residencia f de estudiantes


Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
dormitory ['dɔ:mɪtərɪ] nombre 
1   (en un internado) dormitorio 
2   US (en la universidad) colegio mayor


'dormitory' also found in these Oxford entries:
English:
Spanish:


HALL OF RESIDENCE = dormitory

bunk bed -litera

built-in               
            built-in 
            Built-in devices or features are included in something as a part of it, rather than being separate.
                ...modern cameras with built-in flash units...
                We're going to have built-in cupboards in the bedrooms.
            ADJ: ADJ n 
            = fitted 


The moka pot, also known as a stove top espresso machine, is a coffee maker which produces coffee by passing hot water pressurized by steam through ground coffee. It was first patented by inventor Luigi De Ponti for Alfonso Bialetti in 1933. Bialetti Industrie continues to produce the same model under the name "Moka Express".


 Percolator

Espresso maker

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