day 22we've started the works
unit 4 · a new homewe've started the works
Say that you start, stop, keep going, are about to finish or have been doing something for a while.
today’s words
- reformar · to renovate; to reform
- la reforma · renovation, building work; reform
- renovar · to renovate, to renew
- la fachada · facade, front of a building
- el taller · workshop; garage (for cars)
- el tubo · pipe, tube
- ajustar · to adjust, to tighten
- apretar · to tighten; to press
- pegar · to stick, to glue; to hit
- la cuerda · rope, string
- la barra · bar, rod
- el hierro · iron (metal)
- sólido · solid, sturdy
- frágil · fragile
- blando · soft (not hard)
- liso · smooth, plain, flat
- grueso · thick
- fino · thin, fine
- redondo · round
- elevar · to raise, to lift
sentences
- Javier e Inés llevan una semana reformando el piso. · Javier and Inés have been doing up the flat for a week.
- Ya han dejado de pintar las paredes. · They’ve stopped painting the walls.
- Estamos a punto de terminar la reforma. · We’re about to finish the renovation.
- El técnico se puso a ajustar los tubos. · The technician started adjusting the pipes.
- Sigo buscando una barra gruesa para la cortina. · I’m still looking for a thick rod for the curtain.