(chabolas)

Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex: The problem of library provision to the shanty towns is noted.

Ex: In another survey which examined the information needs of residents of new black urban communities, townships and shack settlements identified problems associated with the labor market and transport.

una casa en un barrio residencial — a house in a residential area o district o (EEUU) neighborhood

mi barrio — my part of town, my neighborhood (EEUU)

los barrios de la periferia — the outlying suburbs o areas, the outskirts

tiendas de barrio — local shops, corner shops, neighborhood stores (EEUU)

barrio bruja — And shanty town

barrio chino — [de mayoría china] Chinatown, Chinese quarter; [de prostitución] Esp red-light district

barrio comercial — [de negocios] business quarter, commercial district; [de tiendas] shopping area, shopping district

barrio de tolerancia — And red-light district

Barrio Gótico — historic district with principally Gothic architecture

barrio miseria — † shanty town

barrio obrero — working-class area, working-class district, working-class neighborhood (EEUU)

Ex: And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.

Ex: It is really up to us to decide whether or not we can sustain that entity against the challenges and the encroachments that threaten it.

Ex: Business parks are typically located in suburban areas because land tends to be less costly and building codes are less restrictive.

cinturón de salvamento — lifebelt, life preserver (EEUU)

cinturón salvavidas — lifebelt, life preserver (EEUU)

cinturón de miseria — slum area; Méx [de chabolas] shanty town

cinturón de circunvalación, cinturón de ronda — ring road, bypass, beltway (EEUU)

apretarse el cinturón — to tighten one's belt

apretarse el cinturón — to tighten one's belt

Ex: The only modification made was the replacement of the light-weight belt or roller on the machine wire with the dandy roll, first used in 1825.

• el mismo... que — the same... as

• en ese mismo momento — at that very moment

• por eso mismo, era pobre y por eso mismo su ascenso tiene más mérito — he was poor and for that very reason his promotion is all the more commendable

• lo mismo —

-¡enhorabuena! -lo mismo digo — "congratulations!" - "likewise" o "the same to you"

- eres un sinvergüenza -lo mismo te digo — "you're completely shameless" - "you too" o "so are you"

• por lo mismo, no es inteligente y por lo mismo tiene que estudiar el doble — he's not clever, which is exactly why he has to study twice as hard

• lo mismo que, le dijo lo mismo que yo — she told him the same thing o the same as she told me

• ahora mismo — (=inmediatamente) right away o now; (=hace un momento) just now

hazlo ahora mismo — do it right away o now

• aquí mismo, -¿dónde lo pongo? -aquí mismo — "where shall I put it?" - "right here"

• así mismo, -¿cómo quieres el filete? -así mismo está bien — "how would you like your steak?" - "it's fine as it is"

• ayer mismo — only yesterday

• hoy mismo, he llegado hoy mismo — I just arrived today

• mañana mismo, llegará mañana mismo — he's arriving tomorrow, no less

hacer dos cosas al mismo tiempo — to do two things at once o at the same time

¿usted es Pedro Lecue? - el mismo — are you Pedro Lecue? - I am indeed o that's right

en las mismas: no ha llegado, así que seguimos en las mismas it hasn't arrived so we're no further on; si vienes tú pero falta él, estamos en las mismas — if you come but he doesn't turn up, then we're no better off

eso mismo pienso yo — that's exactly o just what I think

te perjudicas a ti mismo — you're only spiting o hurting yourself

¿pregúntaselo? lo mismo dice que sí — ask him, he might (well) o may (well) say yes

hacer dos cosas al mismo tiempo — to do two things at once o at the same time

¿usted es Pedro Lecue? - el mismo — are you Pedro Lecue? - I am indeed o that's right

en las mismas: no ha llegado, así que seguimos en las mismas it hasn't arrived so we're no further on; si vienes tú pero falta él, estamos en las mismas — if you come but he doesn't turn up, then we're no better off

eso mismo pienso yo — that's exactly o just what I think

te perjudicas a ti mismo — you're only spiting o hurting yourself

¿pregúntaselo? lo mismo dice que sí — ask him, he might (well) o may (well) say yes

Ex: The DISPLAY command is identical to the TYPE command except when using a format which includes only a few lines per record.

ranchos — And, Caribe shanty town

asentar el rancho — (=preparar la comida) to prepare a meal; (fig) (=organizarse) to settle in, get things organized

Ex: The high accuracy level obtained by validation tests of this model supports its utility for the management of rhea populations in other cattle ranches of the region.

Ex: This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.

Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.