island

isla

Porción de tierra rodeada de agua por todos lados.

En inglés sencillo: An area of land with water all around it.

• We visited a small island.
• A ferry connects the island to the mainland.
• How many islands can you see from here?

Cómo se usa: on an island (They live on an island near the coast.)

Sinónimos: isle

Expresiones frecuentes: tropical island, desert island, on an island, island coast

isleta, refugio peatonal

Zona elevada de una vía que separa el tráfico o permite a los peatones esperar con seguridad.

En inglés sencillo: A raised area in a road that separates traffic or gives people a safe place to stand.

• Wait on the island before crossing.
• A raised island separates the two lanes.
• Flowers grow on the island in the middle of the roundabout.

Sinónimos: traffic island

Expresiones frecuentes: traffic island, pedestrian island, central island, on the island

isla, oasis

Lugar, persona o cosa rodeados de otros muy distintos.

En inglés sencillo: A place, person, or thing surrounded by others that are very different from it.

• The park is an island of green.
• Her kindness was an island of hope during those difficult months.
• The village remained an island of peace while fighting spread around it.

Cómo se usa: an island of something (The garden was an island of calm in the busy city.)

Sinónimos: oasis, pocket

Expresiones frecuentes: island of calm, island of peace, island of green, island of hope

rotonda, glorieta

Cruce circular donde los vehículos rodean el centro hasta llegar a su salida.

En inglés sencillo: A circular road junction where vehicles travel around the center to reach their exit.

• Turn left at the island.
• Traffic backed up as we approached the island.
• Several roads meet at this busy island.

Sinónimos: roundabout, traffic circle

Expresiones frecuentes: at the island, approach the island, leave the island, busy island

salpicar de islas

Distribuir islas por el agua o zonas separadas por una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: To scatter areas of land across water, or separate patches across a surface.

• Tiny rocks island the lake.
• Green patches islanded the otherwise bare hillside.
• Dark shapes island the silver surface of the bay.

Cómo se usa: island something (Small rocky outcrops island the bay.)

Sinónimos: dot, scatter across

Expresiones frecuentes: island the sea, island the lake, island the bay