vault

cámara acorazada, bóveda

Habitación muy protegida donde se guardan dinero y objetos valiosos.

En inglés sencillo: A strongly protected room where money and other valuable things are kept.

• The money is in the vault.
• Guards opened the bank vault each morning.
• The museum keeps its rare coins in underground vaults.

Sinónimos: strongroom

Expresiones frecuentes: bank vault, secure vault, inside the vault

cripta, sepulcro

Habitación donde se entierran personas fallecidas, a menudo bajo tierra.

En inglés sencillo: A room where dead people are buried, often below the ground.

• He was buried in the family vault.
• The old vault held three stone coffins.
• Workers discovered burial vaults beneath the church.

Sinónimos: burial chamber, crypt

Expresiones frecuentes: burial vault, family vault, underground vault

bóveda

Techo o cubierta con forma curva, parecida a un arco.

En inglés sencillo: A ceiling or roof with a curved, arch-like shape.

• A stone vault covered the hall.
• The church has a beautifully painted vault.
• Tall pillars supported the cathedral’s vaults.

Sinónimos: arched ceiling

Expresiones frecuentes: stone vault, ribbed vault, vault above something, masonry vault

saltar

Saltar por encima de algo apoyándose en ello con una mano o un pie.

En inglés sencillo: To jump over something, using a hand or foot on it for support.

• He vaulted over the fence.
• She vaulted the gate and ran away.
• Can you vault over that wall?

Cómo se usa: vault over something (She vaulted over the low wall.)

Sinónimos: jump over, leap over

Expresiones frecuentes: vault over something, vault a fence, vault the gate