Essential Travel Vocabulary: English-Spanish Glossary

Common Travel Actions

Going

English: Move from one place to another.

Spanish: Ir

Waiting Around

English: To remain in a place and not do anything until something expected happens.

Spanish: Esperar

Leaving

English: To go out of or away from, as a place.

Spanish: Partir

Coming

English: To approach or move toward someone or something.

Spanish: Venir

Unpacking

English: To remove over a length of time as in a place.

Spanish: Desempacar

Staying

English: To remain over a length of time as in a place or situation.

Spanish: Quedarse

Suffering From

English: To feel pain or great distress.

Spanish: Sufrir

Taking

English: To get into one's possession one's action.

Spanish: Agarrar

Creating

English: Make something from the beginning.

Spanish: Crear

Booking

English: To make a reservation for a hotel, etc.

Spanish: Reservar

Trying

English: To eat a small quantity of food to know the flavor.

Spanish: Intentar (In this context, "probar" might be more appropriate)

Buying

English: To get possession of (something), especially by paying money.

Spanish: Comprar

Packing

English: A number of things wrapped together for easy handling.

Spanish: Empacar

Economic and Cultural Terms

Income Per Capita

English: Payment for goods or for services, or from rents or investments.

Spanish: Renta per cápita

Profit

English: To gain an advantage or benefit in money.

Spanish: Beneficio

Cultural Heritage

English: Everything that has been passed on from generation to generation.

Spanish: Patrimonio cultural o herencia cultural

Lingua Franca

English: Any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.

Spanish: Lengua franca

Headquarters

English: A center of operations, as of a military commander or a business.

Spanish: Oficina central

Other Useful Words

Fertilizers

English: Any substance used to fertilize the soil.

Spanish: Fertilizante

Standardization

English: To cause to agree with or conform to a standard.

Spanish: Estandarización

Transgenic

English: Of, pertaining to, or containing a gene or genes transferred from another species.

Spanish: Transgénico

Long-Haul

English: Traveling a long distance.

Spanish: Viaje largo

Sharp

English: Having a thin edge or point that can cut or make a hole in something.

Spanish: Puntiagudo

Delayed

English: Happening at a later time than expected or intended.

Spanish: Retrasado

Stopover

English: A stop at an intermediate point on one's journey.

Spanish: Parada

Seat

English: A chair, stool, or bench for someone to sit down.

Spanish: Asiento

Gate

English: An area for departure or arrival.

Spanish: Puerta

Scale

English: An instrument or machine for weighing.

Spanish: Báscula o balanza

Carry-On

English: A small case or bag that you take into a plane with you.

Spanish: Equipaje de mano