OFFSET

To balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is

no great difference as a result:

The extra cost of travelling to work is offset by the lower price of houses here.
UK He keeps his petrol receipts because petrol is one of the expenses that he
can offset against tax (= can show to the government as being a business cost,
and so not pay tax).

BETWEEN
In the space that separates two places, people, or things
Entre
The town lies halfway between Florence and Rome.

HOLE

A hollow space in something, or an opening in something

Agujero
Theres a hole in the roof.
We dug a hole to plant the tree.

LENGTH

How long something is from one end to the other

longitud
The room is over eight metres in length.
What length are the curtains?

MEASURE

To find the size, weight, amount, or speed of something

Medir
Ive measured all the windows.
GRID

A pattern or structure made from horizontal and vertical linescrossing each

other to form squares
Rejilla, cuadrcula
A metal grid had been placed over the hole to prevent people from falling in.
In Barcelona the streets are laid out in/on a grid system.
SEE ALSO gridiron

BUILDING

A structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or school

Edificio
An office building

ALLOW

To say that someone can do something

Permitir
They didnt allow me to finish what I was doing.
Smoking is not allowed in the restaurant.
Youre not allowed to walk on the grass here.

THEODOLITE
A piece of equipment like a small telescope, used for measuring
horizontal and vertical angles:

The surveyor set up his theodolite and took some measurements.

SKETCH

A simple picture that you draw quickly

Boceto
He did a quick sketch of the cat.