cove

cala, ensenada

Pequeña entrada del mar en la costa, resguardada del viento y del oleaje.

En inglés sencillo: A small, sheltered place where the sea reaches into the land.

• We swam in a quiet cove.
• The boat anchored in a sheltered cove.
• A narrow path leads to several small coves.

Sinónimos: inlet, bay

Expresiones frecuentes: sheltered cove, sandy cove, hidden cove

lengua de pradera

Franja estrecha de terreno abierto y cubierto de hierba que se adentra en un bosque.

En inglés sencillo: A narrow area of open grassland reaching into woods.

• Tall grass filled the prairie cove.
• A narrow cove extended into the woods.
• Deer grazed in the cove between the trees.

Expresiones frecuentes: prairie cove, grassy cove, woodland cove

hondonada, repecho abrigado

Hueco o lugar resguardado en la ladera de una montaña.

En inglés sencillo: A hollow or sheltered place on a mountain slope.

• We rested in a sheltered cove.
• Trees filled the cove on the mountain slope.
• The hikers found a cove protected from the wind.

Sinónimos: hollow

Expresiones frecuentes: sheltered cove, mountain cove, wooded cove

valle abrigado

Valle entre crestas montañosas, protegido de los vientos fuertes y las tormentas.

En inglés sencillo: A valley between mountain ridges that is sheltered from strong winds and storms.

• A small farm lies in the cove.
• The ridges protect this cove from winter storms.
• Families settled in the fertile coves between the mountains.

Sinónimos: valley

Expresiones frecuentes: sheltered cove, fertile cove, mountain cove

dar forma cóncava, abovedar

Construir o dar forma a algo con una curva hacia dentro o un arco.

En inglés sencillo: To build or shape something with a hollow curve or arch.

• The builder will cove the ceiling.
• They coved the plaster where the wall meets the ceiling.
• The carpenter coved the edge of the shelf.

Sinónimos: curve, arch

Expresiones frecuentes: cove a ceiling, cove the edge