A few words
Hello,

My Spanish teacher always writes down the words in Spanish on the blackboard, and says the translations at the same time. So I often miss some of them. I would appreciate it if you could give me the translation for a couple words =) :

averiarse
hacer mal tiempo
hacer malísimo
el parador
un hotel de lujo instalado
en un monumento
el radiador
reducir
pintoresco
la pasada
una media de 30km al día
definir
el pago
el giro postal
merendar
la rodaja fina
pelar

Thanks a lot if you answer =)

Question

A few words
Hello,

My Spanish teacher always writes down the words in Spanish on the blackboard, and says the translations at the same time. So I often miss some of them. I would appreciate it if you could give me the translation for a couple words =) :

averiarse
hacer mal tiempo
hacer malísimo
el parador
un hotel de lujo instalado
en un monumento
el radiador
reducir
pintoresco
la pasada
una media de 30km al día
definir
el pago
el giro postal
merendar
la rodaja fina
pelar

Thanks a lot if you answer =)

Answer

averiarse                               to break ( the car is break)
hacer mal tiempo                   tiempo can only be translated as weather
hacer malísimo                       horrible weather
el parador                              ??? some kind of inn i guess
un hotel de lujo instalado        luxurious hotel
en un monumento                   in a moment, give me a second, a minute please!
el radiador                             the radiator
reducir                                  to reduce, even slow down in a lot of cases
pintoresco                             picturesque?
la pasada                                the past one ( note it is in a feminine status )
una media de 30km al día          an average rate of 30K each day
definir                                    to define
el pago                                   the payment
el giro postal                           well, im not pretty sure is kind of a payment using a postal document
merendar                                to have a break ( for eating ) to take a coffee brake
la rodaja fina                           a slim slide
pelar                                      to peel

a bientôt!

Answer

Hola! Hey Reiman, en un monumento = in a moment? Me parece que leiste en un momento...
La de Raul estaba ok.
Saludos.

Answer

pintoresco: picturesque
merendar: to have afternoon snack
la pasada: (this term has some meanings they will depends on the context)passage, past, last, etc.
hacer malísimo: this term also depends on the context.....

Answer

Here's my try:

averiarse = to break down
mal tiempo = bad weather
hacer malísimo = weather is even worse than in "mal tiempo"
el parador = roadside inn; in Spain, "parador nacional" is a state-run hotel
un hotel de lujo instalado = a luxury hotel set up (instalado) somewhere
en un monumento = in/on/at... a monument
el radiador = radiator
reducir = to reduce
pintoresco = quaint (not really sure about this one)
la pasada = coat (paint) / wipe (cloth)
una media de 30km al día = an average of 30km a day
definir = define
el pago = payment
el giro postal = money order
merendar = to have afternoon snacks
la rodaja fina = thin slice
pelar = to peel

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