English-Spanish Property Jargon Guide
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When reading the property classifieds looking for a house or apartment to buy or to rent, some terms may be unfamiliar - here are English translations of the key Spanish real estate words and phrases.
A guide to useful words, terms and phrases in Spanish relating to buying or
renting a house or apartment in Spain. The words you need when reading the
classified or property advertisements. Words and terms are listed alphabetically in
Spanish.
| Spanish |
English |
| A estenar |
brand new |
| Adosado/Pareado |
semi-detached |
| Aire acondicionado |
air conditioning |
| Amueblado |
furnished |
| Antiguo/a |
old or antique |
| Aparcamiento |
parking/car park |
| Apartamento/piso amueblado |
furnished apartment or flat |
| Apartamento/piso duplex |
duplex apartment or flat |
| Apartamento/piso en alquiler |
apartment or flat for rent |
| Armario |
cupboard/wardrobe/closet |
| Armario empotrados |
fitted/built-in wardrobe |
| Ascensor |
lift or elevator |
| Ático |
penthouse or top floor apartment with
terrace |
| Azulejos |
tiles |
| Balcón |
balcony |
| Bañera |
bath |
| Baño/cuarto de baño |
bathroom |
| Barrio |
neighbourhood |
| Bien situado/comunicado |
good location |
| Buen estado |
good condition |
| Calefacción
general |
Single boiler heats a
building; occupants cannot control when it is turned on or off. Cost is
divided between them. |
| Calefacción individual |
House with its own boiler;
the occupant can control the heat as desired and pays for individual
use. |
| Calle mayor |
main street |
| Casa |
house |
| Casa de época
|
old house/period home |
| Casa rural |
rural house |
| Casa urbana
|
urban property |
| Caserio
|
country house |
| Césped |
lawn |
| Chalet |
detached house/villa |
| Cocina |
cooker |
| cuisine |
kitchen |
| Comedor |
dining room |
| Corrala |
tenement apartments that look on to an
interior courtyard
|
| Cortijo |
country estate/country house/farmhouse
|
| Cuarto |
room |
| Cuarto de baño |
bathroom |
| Dormitorio |
bedroom |
| Ducha |
shower |
| Garaje |
garage |
| Independiente |
detached |
| Jardín |
garden |
| Luminoso |
bright |
| Lujo |
luxury |
| Mediodia orientación |
south-facing or orientation |
| Trastero |
storage room |
| Vista |
view |
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