penthouse

ático

Apartamento en lo alto de un edificio, a menudo amplio, caro y con excelentes vistas.

En inglés sencillo: An apartment at the top of a tall building, often large, expensive, and offering excellent views.

• They live in a penthouse.
• The penthouse has a terrace overlooking the city.
• Two penthouses on the top floor are for sale.

Expresiones frecuentes: luxury penthouse, penthouse apartment, penthouse suite

tejado lateral de la pista

Tejado inclinado situado a lo largo de un lateral de la pista del juego tradicional llamado real tennis.

En inglés sencillo: A sloping roof along the side of a court used for the traditional game called real tennis.

• The ball struck the penthouse.
• Her serve bounced off the penthouse into the court.
• The old court’s penthouses needed repair.

Expresiones frecuentes: court penthouse, sloping penthouse, hit the penthouse

cubrir con un tejadillo

Proteger algo con un pequeño techo que baja inclinado desde una pared.

En inglés sencillo: To shelter something with a small roof that slopes down from a wall.

• They penthoused the entrance against the rain.
• The builder will penthouse the doorway.
• The wall had been penthoused with timber.

Sinónimos: shelter, roof over

Expresiones frecuentes: penthouse an entrance, penthouse a doorway