shelter

refugio

Lugar donde personas o animales están protegidos del mal tiempo o del peligro.

En inglés sencillo: A place where people or animals are protected from bad weather or danger.

• We found shelter in a cave.
• The family waited in an underground shelter.
• Is there a shelter nearby where we can stay dry?

Cómo se usa: shelter from something (The cave provided shelter from the storm.)

Sinónimos: refuge, cover

Expresiones frecuentes: find shelter, bomb shelter, shelter from something, seek shelter

marquesina, cobertizo

Construcción pequeña con techo, a menudo abierta a los lados, que protege temporalmente del mal tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: A small structure with a roof, often open at the sides, that gives temporary protection from weather.

• We waited in the bus shelter.
• The park has a picnic shelter near the lake.
• Rain blew through the open sides of the shelter.

Expresiones frecuentes: bus shelter, picnic shelter, open shelter

proteger, refugiarse

Proteger a alguien o algo del peligro o del mal tiempo, o buscar uno mismo un lugar protegido.

En inglés sencillo: To protect someone or something from danger or bad weather, or go somewhere protected yourself.

• We sheltered under a tree.
• The family sheltered two children during the war.
• These rocks shelter the plants from strong winds.

Cómo se usa: shelter someone/something from something (The wall sheltered us from the wind.); shelter under something (They sheltered under a bridge.); shelter in something (We sheltered in a doorway.)

Sinónimos: protect, shield, take cover

Expresiones frecuentes: shelter someone, shelter from something, shelter under something