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towpath

/ˈtoʊpæθ/ /ˈtoʊpɑːθ/

Meanings
noun

Camino de sirga

A path alongside a canal or river, originally for horses towing barges, now more often used as a footpath

Examples :

"We enjoyed a leisurely bike ride along the towpath beside the old canal. "
Disfrutamos de un paseo en bicicleta tranquilo por el camino de sirga junto al antiguo canal.
area way environment place

Related Words

Illustration towing

towing noun

/ˈtoʊɪŋ/ /ˈtoʊɪn/

Remolque

"The towing of the broken-down car caused a traffic jam on the highway. "

El remolque del coche averiado causó un atasco en la autopista.

Illustration barges

barges noun

/ˈbɑːrdʒɪz/ /ˈbɑːrdʒəz/

Barcazas

"The company used barges to transport tons of coal down the river. "

La empresa utilizó barcazas para transportar toneladas de carbón río abajo.

Illustration horses

horses noun

/ˈhɔrsəs/

Caballos

"My grandfather owns several horses on his farm. "

Mi abuelo tiene varios caballos en su granja.

Illustration footpath

footpath noun

/ˈfʊtˌpæθ/ /ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/

Sendero, camino peatonal

"The children walked along the footpath to school. "

Los niños caminaron por el sendero hacia la escuela.

Illustration beside

beside adverb

/bɪˈsaɪd/ /biˈsaɪd/

De lo contrario, sino

"He studied hard for the exam; beside, he got plenty of rest. "

Estudió mucho para el examen; de lo contrario, descansó mucho.

Illustration enjoyed

enjoyed verb

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪd/

Disfrutó, gozó

"Enjoy your holidays!   I enjoy dancing."

¡Disfruten sus vacaciones! Disfruto bailar.

Illustration river

river noun

/ˈɹɪvə/ /ˈɹɪvɚ/ /ˈɹaɪvə/ /ˈɹaɪvɚ/

Río

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

Ocasionalmente, los ríos se desbordan y causan inundaciones.

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.

Illustration alongside

alongside adverb

/ə.lɒŋˈsaɪd/ /ə.lɔŋˈsaɪd/

Junto a, al lado de, lado a lado

"Ahoy! Bring your boat alongside mine."

¡Hola! Trae tu bote junto al mío.

Illustration often

often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frecuente, a menudo

"My sister is often late for school. "

Mi hermana llega a menudo tarde a la escuela.

Illustration canal

canal noun

/kəˈnɛl/ /kəˈnæl/

Canal

"The farmer used the canal to transport his crops to the market. "

El agricultor usó el canal para transportar sus cosechas al mercado.

Illustration leisurely

leisurely adjective

/ˈlɛʒɜli/ /ˈliʒɚli/

Tranquilo, pausado

"As we had a free morning, we went on a leisurely walk around the city."

Como teníamos la mañana libre, dimos un paseo tranquilo por la ciudad.