continent continente: the African continent ^ They had to cross a whole continent. ^ Is that species found on the continent of Asia?
continental continental: continental Europe
land mass masa continental, continente: the Antarctic land mass ^ the Eurasian land mass
subcontinent subcontinente: the Indian subcontinent
continental drift el desplazamiento de las placas continentales: The theory of continental drift was proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912, but was rejected at the time.
continental shelf plataforma continental
continental slope talud/pendiente continental
archipelago /ˌɑːkɪˈpeləgəʊ/ (plural archipelagos / archipelagoes) archipiélago: the Azores archipelago
peninsula península: the Iberian Peninsula
peninsular peninsular: peninsular Spain
ice cap/sheet casquete: The polar ice caps are melting fast.
body of water masa de agua: A lake is a body of water.
the Earth's magnetic field el campo magnético de la Tierra
the Earth's crust la corteza terrestre
IDIOMS
a heaven on earth (informal) un paraíso terrenal: This island is a heaven on earth.
(a) hell on earth un infierno: Life there was a hell on earth.
be on top of the world no caber en sí de alegría/gozo: When I won the trophy, I was on top of the world.
be worlds/a world away (from something) no poderse comparar (con algo): The standard of living here is a world away from what they have in that country.
be worlds apart ser polos opuestos: My two sisters are worlds apart.
bring somebody down to earth/come (back) down to earth (with a bang/bump) hacer que alguien afronte la dura realidad/volver a la dura realidad: The fear of losing her son brought her down to earth.
cost/pay/charge the earth (British English, informal) costar un dineral: A car like that will cost the earth. ^ We had to pay the earth for our new kitchen.
disappear/vanish off/from the face of the earth desaparecer completamente: The missing man seemed to have vanished off the face of the earth.
feel/look like nothing on earth sentirse muy raro/tener una pinta muy rara: After two sleepless nights, I felt like nothing on earth.
it's a small world el mundo es un pañuelo
move heaven and earth (to do something) remover Roma con Santiago (para conseguir algo): She'll move heaven and earth to find her child.
not be the end of the world no ser para tanto, que no se acaba el mundo por algo: Failing a test is not the end of the world, you know.
not/never set the world on fire (informal) no ser para tirar cohetes: That book will never set the world on fire.
nothing on earth (would.../will...) (informal) (por) nada del mundo: Nothing on earth will make me do it.
promise somebody the earth/the world (informal) prometerle a alguien el oro y el moro
see the world ver mundo, viajar: Most people want to see the world.
something is out of this world (informal) algo es una maravilla: The latest technology is out of this world.
the four corners of the earth los confines de la tierra: I'll follow you to the four corners of the earth.
the salt of the earth la sal de la tierra: These people are the salt of the earth. They'll do anything to help you.
the scum of the earth (informal) escoria: Murderers, rapists and people like that are the scum of the earth.
the world is your oyster ¡A comerte el mundo!: You're rich now. The world is your oyster!
to the ends of the earth a los confines de la tierra, al fin del mundo: She would follow him to the ends of the earth.
wipe something off the face of the earth borrar algo de la faz de la tierra: The hurricane wiped the village off the face of the earth.
LET'S TALK
Have you ever had ambitions to travel the world? Where have you been so far?
Can you name all the continents?
Talk about a day when you were on top of the world.
Do you remember the last time you said (either in English or Spanish) the phrase “it's a small world”? What happened?