Holidays (Spanish

Question	Answer
(sin) recibir renumeración	(without) receiving pay
adecuar senderos	to adapt/improve paths
aeropuerto	airport
agua potable	drinking water
alojarse	to stay
alquilar	to rent
ampliación	expansion
aprender (un idioma)	to learn (a language)
aprovecharse de	to make the most of
arrojar basura	to throw rubbish
atascos	traffic jam
autopista	motorway
aves	birds
bañarse en el mar	to swim in the sea
bronceador	suncream
buscar	to look for
camarero	waiter
cangrejos	crabs
carretera	main road
circulación	traffic
cocinero	chef
colaborar con programas humanitarios	to take part in humanitarian programmes
comer helados	to eat ice cream
conllevar	to entail, involve
conocer a nuevos amigos	to meet new friends
conocer la historia y cultura	to get to know the history and culture
conseguir	to achieve
contrato temporal	seasonal contract
convivir	to live with
dañino	damaging
de forma desinteresada	in an unselfish way
de temporada	seasonal
degustar	to taste, sample
dejar atrás el frío	to leave the cold behind
depender del turismo	to depend on tourism
desarrollo	development
descalzo	barefoot
descancar	to relax
desconectarse	to disconnect, switch off
destruir	to destroy
duchas	showers
el barro	mud
el clima	climate
el complejo	(tourist) complex
el consumo	consumption
el despilfarro	waste
el dueño	boss, owner
el ecosistema	ecosystem
el entorno natural	natural surroundings
el extranjero	abroad
el lince ibérico	Iberian lynx
el litoral	coastline
el negocio, la empresa, la compaña	business, company
el paisaje	countryside
el patinaje	skating
el patrimonio	heritage
el uso de energías renovables	use of renewable energy
embarcar	to board, embark
embellecer	to make beautiful
enriquecer	to enrich
envoltorio	wrapping
estar a gusto	to be at ease
estar a tope	to be at my best
estar al aire libre	to be outside
fomentar	to encourage
gafas de sol	sunglasses
ganarse la vida	to earn a living
gastar mucho dinero	to spend lots of money
gozar de	to enjoy
hacer castillos en la arena	to make sandcastles
hacer un curso de...	to do a course in...
hacer una barbacoa	to do a BBQ
hotel de lujo	luxury hotel
impacto estético	visual impact
impartir clases	to give lessons
insolación	sunstroke
instalciones	facilities
invierno	winter
ir de camping	to go camping
juguetes	toys
juntarse con	to join up with
la arena	sand
la biodiversidad	biodiversity
la escasez	scarcity, lack
la lidia, la tauromaqia	bulfighting
la ola	wave
la vela	sailing
las chancletas	sandals
levantarse pronto/tarde	to get up early/late
los jubilados	retired people
los procedentes	those coming from
los rayos UV	UV rays
los recursos naturales	natural resources
marisma	marshland
más sequía	more drought
menos lluvia	less rain
nadar	to swim
nocivo para	poisonous for
país exótico	exotic country
pasar	to spend time
pasarlo bien	to have a good time
perjudicar al medio ambiente	to damage the environment
postales	postcards
pozo de emergencia	emergency well
proteger	to protect
pueblo costero	coastal town/village
Puerto deportivo	sports villages, sports ports
realizar su sueño	to carry out your dream
recuerdos	souvenirs
rejuvener	to rejuvenate
rentable	profitable
restringir	to restrict
ropa ligera	light, airy clothes
ruido	noise
salario mínimo	minimum wage
Semana Santa	Easter
senderismo	hiking
sitio tranquilo	a quiet place
sudar	to sweat
temporada	season
temporada baja	low season
tomar el sol	sunbathe
trabajar como voluntario	to work as a volunteer
trabajar mano a mano	to work side by side
trabajo a tiempo parcial	part time work
tumbarse en la playa	to lie on the beach
turismo sostenible	sustainable tourism
un balneario	a spa
un bronceado	a tan
un charco	puddle
un destino	destination
un espacio protegido	a protected space
un horario rígido	a strict timetable
un lugar	place
un todo terreno	a 4x4 vehicle
un viaje ecológico/solidario	a green/caring trip
una barbaridad	a travesty
una casita en el campo	a country cottage
una estancia	a stay
una experiencia inolvidable	an unforgettable experience
una experiencia reveladora	a revealing experience
una gorra	a hat, cap
una inversión	investment
una sensación de bienestar	a feeling of well being
vacaciones de salud y belleza	health and beauty holidays
vacaciones deportivas	sports holidays
vacaciones escolares	school holidays
ver una corrida	to watch a bullfight
verano	summer
vestir ropa cómoda	to wear comfortable clothes
viajar	to travel
vigilar	to watch over, supervise
vivienda de lujo	luxury villa
volver a casa	to retu home
vuelo	flight

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