shelter Significado & definición

Significado de shelter en español

• 0 a place that protects you from bad weather or danger -- refugio, cobijo

  • a bomb shelter

• 1 protection from bad weather or danger -- refugio, abrigo

  • We took shelter from the rain in a doorway.

• 2 to go under a cover or inside a building to be protected from bad weather or danger, or to protect someone or something in this way -- refugiar(se), cobijar(se)

  • We sheltered from the rain under a tree.

  • The tree sheltered us from the rain.

• 3 protection from harm or sth unpleasant -- refugio [ masculine, singular ]

  • people seeking shelter under the trees personas que buscan refugio debajo de los árboles

  • The refugees took shelter in a local school. Los refugiados se refugiaron en un colegio local.

• 4 a place where you are protected from harm or sth unpleasant -- refugio [ masculine, singular ]

  • They built a shelter before the storm. Construyeron un refugio antes de la tormenta.

  • a bomb shelter un refugio antiaéreo

• 5 a place where sb who is in danger can live temporarily -- albergue [ masculine, singular ]

  • a homeless shelter un refugio para personas sin hogar

  • a shelter for victims of domestic violence un albergue para víctimas de violencia doméstica

• 6 the fact of having a place to live -- cobijo [ masculine, singular ]

  • people needing food and shelter personas que necesitan comida y cobijo

• 7 to protect from harm -- proteger

  • Huge rocks sheltered the beach from the waves. Enormes rocas protegían la playa de las olas.

• 8 to protect from unpleasant experiences -- proteger

  • Private schools can shelter students from the real world. Los colegios privados pueden proteger a los estudiantes del mundo real.

• 9 to go under or inside sth to protect yourself -- proteger

  • baby geese sheltering under their mother’s wing gansos bebé que se protegen bajo el ala de su madre