beach

playa

Zona de arena o piedras pequeñas junto al mar o a un lago.

En inglés sencillo: An area of sand or small stones beside the sea or a lake.

• We walked along the beach.
• The children built castles on the sandy beach.
• Are there any quiet beaches near your hotel?

Sinónimos: shore, seashore

Expresiones frecuentes: sandy beach, on the beach, go to the beach

varar, encallar

Llegar a la orilla y quedar atrapado allí, o llevar una embarcación a tierra a propósito.

En inglés sencillo: To move onto a shore and become stuck there, or deliberately bring a boat onto it.

• We beached the boat before sunset.
• A whale had beached itself near the harbor.
• The damaged ship beached during the storm.

Cómo se usa: beach something (They beached the boat on a sandy shore.)

Sinónimos: run aground, strand

Expresiones frecuentes: beach a boat, beach itself