refugio
masc.noun
1. shelter, refuge
protected place
Common combinations
- refugio de montaña — mountain refuge
- refugio antiaéreo — air-raid shelter
- refugio para animales — animal shelter
- Pasamos la noche en un refugio de montaña.We spent the night in a mountain refuge.
- Los animales encontraron refugio en una cueva.The animals found shelter in a cave.
- El refugio protegió a la gente de la tormenta.The shelter protected people from the storm.
2. refuge, comfort
protection or comfort
Common combinations
- refugio seguro — safe refuge
- encontrar refugio — find refuge
- servir de refugio — serve as a refuge
- La música es un refugio para ella.Music is a refuge for her.
- Encontró refugio en casa de sus amigos.She found refuge at her friends’ house.
- El libro le sirvió de refugio en los días difíciles.The book was a refuge for him on difficult days.
Same root
refugiarrefugiado