neighborhood

barrio

Parte de un pueblo o una ciudad donde vive la gente.

En inglés sencillo: A part of a town or city where people live.

• This is a quiet neighborhood.
• They moved to a neighborhood near the river.
• Several neighborhoods have new schools.

Sinónimos: district, area

Expresiones frecuentes: quiet neighborhood, residential neighborhood, neighborhood park, neighborhood boundaries

vecindario, alrededores

Zona cercana a una casa u otro lugar, junto con las personas que viven allí.

En inglés sencillo: The area and people close to someone’s home or another place.

• Everyone in our neighborhood knows her.
• There are several restaurants in his neighborhood.
• We searched the neighborhood around the station.

Sinónimos: vicinity, surroundings

Expresiones frecuentes: in the neighborhood, someone’s neighborhood, nearby neighborhood

orden, entorno

Cantidad cercana a una cifra determinada, sin ser necesariamente exacta.

En inglés sencillo: An amount close to a particular number.

• Repairs will cost in the neighborhood of a thousand dollars.
• His salary is in the neighborhood of fifty thousand dollars.
• The total should be in the neighborhood of two hundred.

Cómo se usa: in the neighborhood of + amount (The house costs in the neighborhood of three hundred thousand dollars.)

Sinónimos: region

Expresiones frecuentes: in the neighborhood, neighborhood of something