landing

aterrizaje

Momento en que una aeronave desciende y se posa en el suelo.

En inglés sencillo: The moment when an aircraft comes down onto the ground.

• The landing was smooth.
• Our pilot made an emergency landing.
• Heavy rain delayed the plane’s landing.

Sinónimos: touchdown

Antónimos: takeoff

Expresiones frecuentes: smooth landing, emergency landing, aircraft landing, soft landing

rellano, descansillo

Zona plana al final de una escalera o entre dos tramos.

En inglés sencillo: A flat area at the top of stairs or between two sets of stairs.

• Rest on the landing.
• A small window lights the top landing.
• We stopped at each landing while carrying the heavy boxes upstairs.

Expresiones frecuentes: stair landing, top landing, on the landing

pasillo

Pasillo frente a las habitaciones, normalmente en una planta alta y cerca de las escaleras.

En inglés sencillo: A passage outside rooms, usually on an upper floor near the stairs.

• Her room opens onto the landing.
• We met on the upstairs landing.
• The bedrooms share a narrow landing with a window.

Sinónimos: hall, corridor

Expresiones frecuentes: upstairs landing, landing door, on the landing

embarcadero

Lugar junto al agua donde paran los barcos para subir o bajar personas y mercancías.

En inglés sencillo: A place beside water where boats stop so people or goods can get on or off.

• The boat reached the landing.
• Passengers waited at the ferry landing.
• They carried the supplies from the landing to the village.

Sinónimos: dock, jetty

Expresiones frecuentes: boat landing, ferry landing, river landing