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road

/ɹəʊd/ /ɹoʊd/

Meanings
noun

Carretera, camino

A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.

Examples :

"The road to school was bumpy, but the family car made the journey comfortable. "
El camino a la escuela era accidentado, pero el coche familiar hizo el viaje cómodo.
way vehicle place traffic essential
adjective

Callejero, maleante

(Slang) Having attributes, primarily masculine, suggesting a tendency towards minor crime. Usually used by youths endearingly; glorifying crime.

Examples :

"My younger brother, known for his playful pranks, is considered a bit road by some of his friends. "
Mi hermano menor, conocido por sus bromas juguetonas, es considerado un poco callejero por algunos de sus amigos.
culture language society tendency character attitude essential

Related Words

Illustration passengers

passengers noun

/ˈpæsənd͡ʒəz/ /ˈpæsənd͡ʒɚz/

Pasajeros

"Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work."

Alguien en un equipo que no hace su parte justa del trabajo.

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

Particularmente, especialmente

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Los aperitivos fueron particularmente estimulantes.

Illustration endearingly

endearingly adverb

/ɪnˈdɪərɪŋli/ /ɛnˈdɪərɪŋli/

Con cariño, entrañablemente

"My little brother endearingly mispronounced "spaghetti" as "paghetti" every time, which always made us laugh. "

Mi hermanito pronunciaba entrañablemente "espagueti" como "paghetti" cada vez, lo que siempre nos hacía reír.

Illustration accommodate

accommodate verb

/əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/ /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/

Acomodar, adaptar

"to accommodate ourselves to circumstances"

Adaptarnos a las circunstancias.

Illustration underground

underground noun

/ˈʌndəɡɹaʊnd/ /ˈʌndɚɡɹaʊnd/

Metro

"My brother uses the underground to get to work every day. "

Mi hermano usa el metro para ir a trabajar todos los días.

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

Originalmente, inicialmente

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

Originalmente, este papel era blanco, pero con los años se ha amarilleado por la edad.

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terrorizing verb

/ˈtɛrəˌraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈtɛrɪˌraɪzɪŋ/

Aterrorizar, aterrorizar

"The bully was terrorizing the younger children in the schoolyard. "

El abusón estaba aterrorizando a los niños más pequeños en el patio de la escuela.

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

Edredón, colcha

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

Mi abuela compró un edredón nuevo para su cama.

Illustration travelling

travelling verb

/ˈtɹævl̩iŋ/

Viajar

"My sister is travelling to Italy next week for vacation. "

Mi hermana viaja a Italia la semana que viene de vacaciones.

Illustration directions

directions noun

/daɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/

Direcciones, rumbos

"Keep going in the same direction."

Sigue en la misma dirección.

Illustration transportation

transportation noun

/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/

Transporte

"We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation."

Tenemos que sacar a la gente de sus coches y animarles a utilizar formas alternativas de transporte.

Illustration challenging

challenging verb

/ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

Desafiar

"We challenged the boys next door to a game of football."

Desafiamos a los chicos de al lado a un partido de fútbol.