The 26th Word of the Month is: TOOLS
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The 26th Word of the Month is: TOOLS
This word originally appeared
in our Spanish word of the month by email
Homepage: http://www.lingolex.com/spanish.htm
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Introduction This month we try to equip you with some basic words about tools. The names of things in a hardware shop can vary from region to region. When I first came to Spain I had many bad experiences in hardware shops. I didn't know any of the vocacbulary and I had to describe everything I wanted without knowing the name. |
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English
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| unas herramientas | tools |
| una ferretería | a hardware shop |
| el bricolaje | DIY (do-it-yourself) |
| una droguería | store selling cleaning materials and other household goods |
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Useful expressions in
the hardware shop
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Spanish
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English
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| ¿Tiene algo para .......? | Have you got anything for ....? |
| Necesito algo que sea....... | I need something that is....... |
| ¿Cómo funciona este chisme? | how does this thing work? |
| un chisme | thing, gadget, thingamajig |
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| un martillo | a hammer |
| un mazo | a mallet |
| una sierra | a saw |
| una sierra de metales | a hacksaw |
| una llave | a spanner |
| una llave inglesa | an adjustable spanner |
| un destornillador | a screwdriver |
| un clavo | a nail |
| un tornillo | a screw |
| una lima | a file |
| el papel de lija | sandpaper |
| unos alicates | pliers (pair of) |
| un nivel | a level |
| un escoplo; un formón | a chisel (wood) |
| un cincel | a chisel (stone) |
| un cortafrío | a cold chisel |
| un taladro | a drill |
| una broca | a drill bit |
| Escuadra, una | a square |
| unos cortaalambres | wirecutters |
| unas tenazas | pincers |
| un metro | a metre rule |
| una regla | a ruler |
| un calibrador | a pair of callipers |
| un cepillo de carpintero | a plane |
| un torno de banco | a vice |
| un cárcel | a clamp |
| una escoba | a broom |
| una hacha | an axe |
| una carraca | a ratchet |
| un encaje | a socket |
| un pincel | a paintbrush (small) |
| una brocha | a paintbrush (large) |
| un soldador | a soldering-iron |
| una espátula | a scraper |
| un soplete | a blowtorch |
| un destornillador de estrella | a Phillips head screwdriver |
| un granete | a center punch |
| un cútter | a Stanley knife |
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Some verbs
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| cortar | to cut |
| destornillar | to unscrew |
| martillar | to hammer |
| golpear | to hit |
| barnizar | to varnish |
| pintar | to paint |
| serrar | to saw |
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