Spanish Vocabulary - La historia y el museo
la arqueología = archaeology
la historia = history
la historia = (long) story
el cuento = (short) story
la costumbre = custom, tradition
el pueblo = a people [in some cases it means “population” or “a town”]
la civilización = civilization
el siglo = century
el siglo XV [quince] = the 15th century
el milenio = millennium
los milenios = millennia
la cronología = chronology
el gimnasio = gymnasium / gym
la universidad = university
la cantería = stoneworking
la albañilería = masonry [related to el albañil which is is “bricklayer” or “construction worker”]
la mampostería = masonry [related to el mampuesto which is more like “rough brick” used for stone walls and parapets etc]
la granja = farm
la finca = farm [in the context of “farm” it’s something closer to “estate” or “plantation”… normally la finca is related to “real estate”]
el arsenal = arsenal / storehouse
el almacén = warehouse [in modern context this would be “department store”, but it used to refer to storehouses and warehouses since almacenar means “to stockpile”]
la villa = villa / country estate [sometimes meaning “villa” as in a vacation home]
la tienda = shop [or in some cases “tent”]
la carnicería = butcher shop
el boticario = apothecary [today la botica or la farmacia for “pharmacy” are more common]
la sastrería = tailor’s shop
la herrería = blacksmith’s / foundry
[specially related to iron and steel since it’s el hierro; la platería is “silversmith” etc]
la presa = reservoir / dam
el tesoro = treasure / treasury
la tesorería = treasury
el erario = public funds [sometimes called la Hacienda Pública]
la Hacienda = treasury [more common today; this is like the ministry of finance or something like that]
la muralla = city wall / large defensive wall
el hipódromo = hippodrome / racetrack (for horses)
el estaño = tin (Sn)
la hojalata = tin-plated
el mineral = mineral / ore
el mineral de cobre = copper ore
el mineral de hierro = iron ore
la cerámica = pottery / ceramics
la Edad de Hielo / La Edad del Hielo = the Ice Age
la Edad de Piedra = the Stone Age
la Edad de Bronce / La Edad del Bronce = the Bronze Age
la Edad Dorada = Golden Age [antiquity; not to be confused with el Siglo de Oro]
la riqueza = wealth
las riquezas = riches
la marina = navy / marina
la armada = armada
la flota = fleet (of ships)
la contabilidad = accounting
la agricultura = agriculture
el arte = art
las artes = the arts
las bellas artes = the fine arts
las matemáticas = mathematics
la astronomía = astronomy
el comercio = commerce / trade
la filosofía = philosophy
el arqueólogo = archaeologist (m)
la arqueóloga = archaeologist (f)
el conservador = curator (m) [sometimes curador]
la conservadora = curator (f) [sometimes curadora]
la exhibición = exhibit, display
la exposición = exhibit, display / exposition, exposé
la figura de cera = wax figure
la tumba = tomb
la sepultura = grave / tomb [more formal]
el sarcófago = sarcophagus
la cestería = basketweaving
el cesto = basket
la artesanía = handcrafting, craftsmanship / craftwork, something made by an artisan
el artesano = artisan (m)
la artesana = artisan (f)
la metalurgia = metallurgy
la exploración = exploration
la colonización = colonization
la etapa = phase / age / period of time
el desarrollo = development
el apogeo = apogee / zenith / highest point
el dios = god
la diosa = goddess
los dioses = gods
las diosas = goddesses
Dios = God
antiguo/a = ancient / former
la Antigua Grecia = Ancient Greece
la Antigua Roma = Ancient Rome
el Antiguo Egipto = Ancient Egypt
excavar = to dig / to excavate
descubrir = to discover / to uncover
investigar = to investigate
enseñar = to teach / to show, to point out
estar de acuerdo (con) = to be in agreement (with) / to agree (with)
surgir = to arise / to come about / to spring up / to surge
llegar a ser = to come to be
prohibir = to forbid, to prohibit
permitir = to allow, to permit
sacrificar = to sacrifice
reinar = to rule, to reign
explotar = to exploit, to take advantage of / to explode, to blow up
aprovecharse de = to take advantage of
forjar = to forge, to craft
yacer = to lie [said of places; as in “it lies upon the river”], to be located
extinguirse = to die out / to go extinct
establecer(se) = to settle (down)
desaparecer = to disappear
la fuente = source (of information) / fountain, spring
la hipótesis = hypothesis
la conclusión = conclusion
la investigación = investigation
la observación = observation
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