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
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)
3 protection from harm or sth unpleasant -- refugio [ masculine, singular ]
4 a place where you are protected from harm or sth unpleasant -- refugio [ masculine, singular ]
5 a place where sb who is in danger can live temporarily -- albergue [ masculine, singular ]
These people are looking for temporary shelter.
It provides shelter for women and children who are the victims of domestic violence.
We sent emergency supplies such as medicines, medical supplies, food and shelter.
It is them we should hold responsible for arranging shelter in the region, not ourselves.
They have no education, no access to health care, no employment and no shelter.
A large number of them are seeking refuge in the shelters; the rest of the internally displaced people are staying with relatives.
However, the alternative that has now been chosen, namely to place dogs in mass animal shelters, is not the solution either.
300 000, including children, out of a total population of 800 000 have been displaced and made homeless, hiding without shelter, food and sanitation in the jungle.
