la carretera. 'la carretera'. This feminine noun means 'highway, road'. For example, 'Hay 3.000 km de carreteras, de los que el 46% está pavimentado' / 'There are 3,000 kilometers of highways, of which 46% are paved'. La carretera.
carretera feminine nounroad - carretera de circunvalación -> ring road (British), beltway (United States)
- carretera comarcal -> minor road
- carretera de cuota -> toll road (Mexican Spanish)
- carretera nacional -> ≅ A road (British), ≅ state highway (United States)
- carretera de peaje -> toll road
- carretera secundaria -> side road
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carretera [car-ray-tay’-rah]nounHighway, road. (f)- Por carretera -> by road
- Carretera nacional -> Arterial highway
- Carretera secundaria -> secondary road
- Carretera de circunvalación -> bypass
- Red de carreteras -> road network
- Mapa de carreteras -> road map
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carretera
road; highway; especialmente (EEUU) la carretera entre Barcelona y Sitges the Barcelona-Sitges road; the road between Barcelona and Sitges
de carretera bar de carretera roadside bar; accidente de carretera road accident; traffic accident; control de carretera roadblock
por carretera un viaje por carretera a road journey; a journey by road; transporte por carretera road transport; circulación por carretera (road) traffic; hemos venido por carretera we drove here
carretera comarcal local road; B road
carretera de acceso approach road
carretera de circunvalación bypass; ring road; beltway; (EEUU)
carretera general main road
carretera nacional A road; state highway; (EEUU)
carretera radial arterial road
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