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Home & Daily Life in Spanish · C1

70 Spanish words and phrases for home & daily life, at C1 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. el desahucio
    eviction (legal/court-ordered)

    El juzgado ha suspendido el desahucio hasta que se resuelva el recurso.

    The court has suspended the eviction until the appeal is resolved.

  2. la habitabilidad
    habitability, fitness for living

    Sin cédula de habitabilidad no pueden alquilarte el local como vivienda.

    Without a habitability certificate they can't rent you the place as a home.

  3. el trastero
    storage room, box room

    El trastero acabó convertido en un cementerio de trastos.

    The storage room ended up as a graveyard for junk.

  4. la rehabilitación
    restoration, refurbishment (of a building)

    La rehabilitación del casco antiguo se financió con fondos públicos.

    The restoration of the old town was financed with public funds.

  5. el usufructo
    usufruct, right of use and enjoyment

    La viuda conserva el usufructo de la casa mientras viva.

    The widow keeps the usufruct of the house for as long as she lives.

  6. el catastro
    land registry, cadastre

    Los metros que figuran en el catastro no coinciden con los reales.

    The square meters listed in the land registry don't match the actual ones.

  7. la fachada
    facade, front of a building

    Detrás de una fachada impecable se escondía un edificio en ruinas.

    Behind an immaculate facade hid a building in ruins.

  8. el tabique
    partition wall

    Tiraron un tabique para ganar luz en el salón.

    They knocked down a partition wall to get more light in the living room.

  9. la viga
    beam (structural)

    Las vigas de madera están carcomidas y habrá que sustituirlas.

    The wooden beams are worm-eaten and will have to be replaced.

  10. la tubería
    pipes, plumbing

    Hay que cambiar toda la tubería antes de alicatar el baño.

    All the plumbing has to be replaced before tiling the bathroom.

  11. la fuga
    leak (of water or gas)

    Una fuga imperceptible nos disparó el consumo de agua.

    An imperceptible leak sent our water consumption through the roof.

  12. los enseres
    household goods, belongings

    Se marcharon con lo puesto y unos pocos enseres.

    They left with the clothes on their backs and a few belongings.

  13. la estancia
    room (formal); stay

    Es una vivienda de cinco estancias, todas exteriores.

    It's a five-room home, all of them with outside windows.

  14. el desván
    attic, loft

    En el desván encontramos cartas de hace medio siglo.

    In the attic we found letters from half a century ago.

  15. el hacinamiento
    overcrowding

    El hacinamiento en los pisos compartidos se ha vuelto habitual.

    Overcrowding in shared flats has become routine.

  16. la gentrificación
    gentrification

    La gentrificación ha expulsado a los vecinos de toda la vida.

    Gentrification has pushed out the lifelong residents.

  17. el arraigo
    roots, sense of belonging to a place

    Después de veinte años, siente un arraigo profundo por este barrio.

    After twenty years, he feels deeply rooted in this neighborhood.

  18. la intemperie
    the open air, exposure to the elements

    Dejar los muebles a la intemperie los ha echado a perder.

    Leaving the furniture out in the open has ruined it.

  19. la finca
    property, estate; apartment block

    La finca lleva años pendiente de una derrama millonaria.

    The building has been facing a huge special assessment for years.

  20. el desperfecto
    damage, flaw

    Cualquier desperfecto se descontará de la fianza.

    Any damage will be deducted from the deposit.

  21. apuntalar
    to shore up, to prop up

    Tuvieron que apuntalar el techo antes de entrar a trabajar.

    They had to shore up the ceiling before starting work inside.

  22. despejar
    to clear (a space)

    Conviene despejar el pasillo antes de que lleguen los operarios.

    It's best to clear the hallway before the workers arrive.

  23. amortizar
    to pay off (a loan), to amortize

    Amortizamos parte del préstamo para rebajar los intereses.

    We paid off part of the loan to reduce the interest.

  24. hipotecarse
    to take on a mortgage, to mortgage oneself

    No pienso hipotecarme treinta años por cuarenta metros cuadrados.

    I have no intention of taking on a thirty-year mortgage for forty square meters.

  25. subarrendar
    to sublet

    El contrato prohíbe expresamente subarrendar la vivienda.

    The contract expressly forbids subletting the property.

  26. empadronarse
    to register one's address with the local council

    En cuanto tengas contrato, ve a empadronarte en el ayuntamiento.

    As soon as you have a contract, go register your address at the town hall.

  27. adecentar
    to spruce up, to make presentable

    Adecentaron el piso a toda prisa para las visitas.

    They spruced up the flat in a rush for the viewings.

  28. cobijarse
    to take shelter

    Muchas familias se cobijan en casa de parientes tras perder su vivienda.

    Many families take shelter with relatives after losing their homes.

  29. sanear
    to fix structurally, to treat (damp, damage)

    Antes de pintar hay que sanear las paredes afectadas.

    Before painting, the affected walls have to be properly treated.

  30. pernoctar
    to spend the night, to stay overnight

    El seguro no cubre a quien pernocte en la vivienda sin figurar en el contrato.

    The insurance doesn't cover anyone staying overnight who isn't named in the contract.

  31. destartalado
    ramshackle, tumbledown

    Alquilamos un caserón destartalado que nos costó una fortuna arreglar.

    We rented a ramshackle old house that cost us a fortune to fix up.

  32. diáfano
    open-plan, airy and light

    Buscamos un espacio diáfano donde no sobre ningún tabique.

    We're after an open-plan space with no unnecessary partition walls.

  33. insalubre
    unhealthy, insanitary

    Declararon el edificio insalubre y ordenaron su cierre.

    They declared the building unfit for health reasons and ordered it closed.

  34. ruinoso
    dilapidated, in a state of ruin

    El inmueble se encuentra en estado ruinoso desde hace una década.

    The property has been in a state of ruin for a decade.

  35. hogareño
    homey; home-loving

    Con los años se ha vuelto de lo más hogareño.

    Over the years he's become quite the homebody.

  36. desangelado
    soulless, charmless (of a place)

    Es amplio y luminoso, pero resulta un poco desangelado.

    It's roomy and bright, but it feels a bit soulless.

  37. sentirse como en casa
    to feel at home

    Desde el primer día me sentí como en casa.

    From day one I felt at home.

  38. poner la casa patas arriba
    to turn the house upside down

    Puse la casa patas arriba buscando el pasaporte.

    I turned the house upside down looking for my passport.

  39. echar raíces
    to put down roots, to settle for good

    Después de tanto mudarse, por fin echó raíces aquí.

    After moving around so much, she finally put down roots here.

  40. no tener donde caerse muerto
    to be dirt poor, to not have a penny to one's name

    Llegó a la ciudad sin tener donde caerse muerto.

    He arrived in the city without a penny to his name.

  41. El informe advierte de que buena parte del parque de viviendas ha quedado obsoleta.
    The report warns that a large share of the housing stock has become obsolete.
  42. De no haber intervenido los vecinos, el desahucio se habría ejecutado esa misma mañana.
    Had the neighbors not stepped in, the eviction would have been carried out that very morning.
  43. Por más reformas que le hagan, ese edificio no cumple los mínimos de habitabilidad.
    No matter how many renovations they do, that building doesn't meet the minimum standards for habitability.
  44. La humedad no era superficial, sino estructural, y eso lo cambiaba todo.
    The damp wasn't superficial but structural, and that changed everything.
  45. Nos embarcamos en una reforma integral sin calcular lo que supondría vivir entre escombros.
    We embarked on a full renovation without reckoning what living among the rubble would mean.
  46. Conviene dejar constancia por escrito de cualquier desperfecto previo a la entrada.
    It's advisable to put on record in writing any damage existing before you move in.
    polite Le conviene dejar constancia por escrito de cualquier desperfecto previo a la entrada.
  47. La subida desmedida de los precios ha expulsado a familias enteras del centro.
    The runaway rise in prices has driven entire families out of the city center.
  48. Aun cuando el piso estuviera impecable, seguiría siendo carísimo para lo que ofrece.
    Even if the flat were in perfect condition, it would still be outrageously expensive for what it offers.
  49. Me pasé el domingo poniendo la casa patas arriba para encontrar unos papeles.
    I spent Sunday turning the house upside down to find some documents.
  50. Aquí uno se siente como en casa desde que cruza la puerta.
    Here you feel at home the moment you step through the door.
  51. El propietario se niega en redondo a asumir el coste de sanear las paredes.
    The owner flatly refuses to cover the cost of properly treating the walls.
  52. Tras años de mudanzas, decidió echar raíces en un pueblo de la costa.
    After years of moving around, she decided to put down roots in a coastal town.
  53. Lo que empezó como un arreglo puntual acabó en una obra interminable.
    What started as a one-off repair ended up as a never-ending job.
  54. Nadie firmaría semejante contrato a menos que estuviera desesperado.
    Nobody would sign a contract like that unless they were desperate.
  55. El trastero estaba tan lleno que no cabía ni un alfiler.
    The storage room was so full there wasn't room to swing a cat.
  56. La comunidad aprobó por unanimidad rehabilitar la fachada antes del invierno.
    The residents unanimously approved refurbishing the facade before winter.
  57. Cuando llegó a la ciudad no tenía donde caerse muerto y hoy es dueño de tres inmuebles.
    When he came to the city he didn't have a penny to his name, and today he owns three properties.
  58. Ojalá hubiéramos revisado la instalación eléctrica antes de firmar la escritura.
    I wish we had checked the electrical wiring before signing the deed.
  59. Vivir de alquiler toda la vida no es ningún fracaso, por mucho que digan.
    Renting your whole life is no failure, whatever people may say.
  60. El casero pretendía cobrarnos hasta el último clavo de la pared.
    The landlord was trying to charge us for every last nail in the wall.
  61. Se trata de un espacio diáfano que permite distribuirlo a su gusto.
    It's an open-plan space that lets you lay it out however you like.
  62. Antes de empadronarte, asegúrate de que el contrato figura a tu nombre.
    Before registering your address, make sure the contract is in your name.
    polite Antes de empadronarse, asegúrese de que el contrato figura a su nombre.
  63. No es que la casa sea fea; es que está completamente desangelada.
    It's not that the house is ugly; it's that it's utterly soulless.
  64. Amortizamos la hipoteca antes de tiempo y nos quitamos un peso de encima.
    We paid off the mortgage early and got a weight off our shoulders.
  65. Ni se te ocurra subarrendar la habitación sin avisar al propietario.
    Don't even think about subletting the room without telling the owner.
  66. Con la que está cayendo, cualquiera se plantea comprar ahora.
    With everything going on, who on earth would consider buying right now?
  67. Los operarios apuntalaron el techo en cuanto detectaron el riesgo de derrumbe.
    The workers shored up the ceiling as soon as they detected the risk of collapse.
  68. Dejaron los enseres a la intemperie y, para colmo, se puso a llover.
    They left the belongings out in the open and, to top it all, it started raining.
  69. Un hogar no se mide en metros cuadrados, sino en los años que uno acumula dentro.
    A home isn't measured in square meters, but in the years you accumulate inside it.
  70. Habría que ver cómo queda una vez adecentado y con algo de luz natural.
    You'd have to see how it looks once it's been spruced up and with some natural light.

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