viga — meaning in English

English meaning

beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
girder noun A large horizontal beam, made of steel, wood or concrete, that supports a building or structure.
rafter noun One of the angled wooden beams that hold up a roof.
timber noun Wood that has been cut and prepared for building.

viga is used for these senses in English:

beam (nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
beam (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
girder A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
rafter (architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
ridgepole A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached. [from 17th c.]
timber (countable) A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof.

noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
noun A wide, happy smile.
verb To smile broadly and happily.
verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.