What does “aguas termales” mean in Spanish?

El animal más agradable: curiosidades del tapibara

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aguas termales
Spanish for thermal springs — naturally hot water from the ground
“aguas termales” means thermal springs — a place where naturally hot water comes up from the earth.

The clip says the capybara’s favourite thing is to relax in “aguas termales y charcos” — thermal springs and puddles. “Aguas” means waters and “termales” links to heat, the same idea as the English “thermal.” Together they name a place: naturally hot water bubbling up from the earth. That cognate makes the phrase easy to pick up. Warm springs, muddy puddles — pure capybara life.

Spoken line: “Su actividad favorita es relajarse en aguas termales y charcos.” — “Its favourite activity is relaxing in thermal springs and puddles.” More examples: - “Fuimos a unas aguas termales en la montaña.” — “We went to some hot springs in the mountains.” - “El agua termal sale caliente de la tierra.” — “The thermal water comes out of the ground warm.” - “Después de caminar, un baño en aguas termales es perfecto.” — “After hiking, a soak in hot springs is perfect.” Usage notes: You will often see it in the plural, “aguas termales,” when talking about a place you visit to bathe. The singular “agua termal” describes the water itself. The word “termal” links to heat — the same root as “thermal” in English.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this A2 Spanish listening practice video?

90.8%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Spanish words
Most of the words in this video are common Spanish words.

How common in written Spanish

82.7%
Top 1,000
90.8%
Top 2,000
94.9%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken Spanish

89.8%
Top 1,000
97.7%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in Spanish.

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than A2. Here is what they mean.

absorber
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Not in top 5,000
to absorb
charcos
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puddles
cocodrilos
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crocodiles
metabolismo
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metabolism
microbios
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microbes

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-ESP 2011 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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