Glossary of Real Estate and Construction Terms in Spanish Part 6

cartoon_jan_07Terraza – a deck
Texturizar – to texturize
Tierra – earth or dirt
Tina or bañera – a bathtub
Toma de corriente – wall plug tomacorriente in Costa Rica
Tragaluz – a skylight
Travesaño – crossbeam
Tubería – pipes
Tubo – pipe
Tubo de drenaje – drain pipe
Umbral – threshold of a door
Varilla – rebar
Vestidor or walk in closet
Verjas – bars for windows
Vidrio – glass
Vidrio bisvelado – bevelled glass
Vidrio escarpado – frosted glass
Vidrio polarizado or ahumado – smoked glass
Viga – beam
Viga corona – The crown or main beam or top supporting beam that the next floor or roof structure is built on top of. Can be cement, steel or wood
Viguetas de entrepiso – floor joists.
Vitral – stained glass
Zanja – a ditch
Zinc – a type of corrugated metal used for roofing

Tiquismos of the week:

Dar agua a los caites: to run like heck
Dar atolillo con el dedo: to make empty promises
Dar pelota: to flirt with someone
Dar los veinte: to end a romantic relationship

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

Nuevamente – Means newly. In jest it means a new mind or brain.