Glossary of Rental Terms in Spanish Part 3

rentalcarttonMadera – Wood.
Mediobaño – half bath
Mes – Month
Metro – Meter
Metro Cuadrado – Square Meters.
Míllones – Millions
Muebles – Furniture (con muebles – with furniture, sin muebles – without furniture, con o sin muebles – with or without furniture)
Mujer – Female, Woman.
Nuevo/a (Nvo/a) – New
Norte – North
Opción – Option
Oficina (Ofic) – Office.
Otros – Others
Oeste – West
Parqueo – Parking spot.
Patio – Patio
Pequeño (peq) – Small
Persona(s) (pers) – Person, People.
Pilas – Wash Basins.
Piscina (pisc) – Swimming Pool.
Plano – Plan.
Planta (pltas) – Floor (2 plantas – 2 floors) (planta baja -first floor, planta alta – second floor)
Playa – Beach.
Precio – Price.
Precioso/a – Lovely.
Privada (priv) – Private.
Profesional – Professional.

Tiquismos of the week:

Andar como el Judío errante: walking like the Wandering Jew
Andar como una lora en mosaico: to walk like a parrot on a slick surface
Andar con pies de plomo: to walk with lead shoes (like on egg shells)
Andar a puro chinge: a party hardy type person

Tico humor and wordplay (this may be tough to understand):

Becerro –literally means a young calf. In this case it means “to look at a hill” (ve el cerro is the correct way to say it).