Glossary of Rental Terms in Spanish

A/C – Air conditioning.
Acre – Acre.
Agricultura – Agriculture.
Agua – Water.
Ahora – Now.
Alarma – Alarm.
Amplio (ampl.) – big
Amueblado (Amueb) – Furnished (semi amueblado = semi furnished.)
Apartamentos (Aptos) – Apartments (mini apto = mini apartment)
Apartotel – Apartment Hotel.
Aquileres – For Rent (se aquila = for rent.)
Árboles – Trees (árboles frutales – fruit trees.)
Área – Area
Baño(s) (bñs) – Bathroom(s)
Bello – Beautiful
Bienes Raíces – Real Estate
Bodega – Warehouse (for storage.)
Bosque – Forest.
Busco (from verb Buscar) – Look for….
Cable – Cable (TV)
Casa – House
Casa Club – In house Club or Club House.
Centro – Central (10 min SJ centro = 10 minutes from central San José.)
Centro Comercial – Commercial or Shopping Center.
Cerca – Near (cerca Embajada de Chile = near the Chilean Embassy)
Cochera (coch) – garage, sin (without) o con (with), c/s
Cocina – Kitchen, or Cooker.
Colindancia – adjacent to.
Comedor (comed) – Dining Room.
Comercial – Commercial (property.)
Comprar – To Buy
Con – With (sin o con, c/s – with or without.)
Condominio (condo) – Condominium (en condo = in a condominium.)
Construcciòn (constr) – Construction (200m2 constr = 200m2 of construction)
Contactar – Contact.
Contiguo – contiguous, adjoining.
Cortina – Curtain.
Cuadrado – Square.
Cubículo – Cubicle.
Depósito (de por depo) – Desposit ($350 + dep = $350 per month with deposit.)
Desarrollo – Development.
Detrás – behind (detrás Auto Mercado – Auto Mercado supermarket)
Diseño – Design.
Dormitorio (dorm, dor) – Bedroom (2dorm = 2 bedrooms)
Edificio (edific) – Building (en edific = in building)
Eléctrico (eléct) – Electric