Spanish Conversation · Level 163
30 words
Spanish word
tala
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtala/
Meaning
- feminine nounlogging
Example
La tala ilegal reduce el número de árboles.
Illegal logging reduces the number of trees.
More examples
La tala indiscriminada destruye el hábitat de muchas especies.
Indiscriminate logging destroys the habitat of many species.
Core concept
A cleared hillside with rows of stumps and stacked logs.
Common phrases
tala ilegal
illegal logging
tala indiscriminada
indiscriminate logging
tala selectiva
selective logging
Similar words
deforestación: Large-scale, human-caused loss of forest cover across extensive areas.
desmonte: Removing trees and brush from land to prepare it for farming or building.
corte: Cutting a single tree, branch, or piece of wood as an individual cut.
Definition in Spanish
Denota la práctica de cortar árboles, ya sea por aprovechamiento, limpieza del terreno o por tala ilegal.
Word origin
From the verb talar 'to fell', with tala as the noun form, where talar originally meant cutting off branches and came to denote felling trees.
Usage tips
- Speakers commonly add a qualifier (tala ilegal, tala selectiva, tala controlada) to specify whether the cutting is illegal, selective, or planned.
Other meanings
- fellingnoun
Opposites
- reforestaciónreforestationnoun
- plantacióntree plantingnoun
Related words
- talarcut downverb
- taladologgedadjective
- taladorloggernoun