What is "una suerte de avenida"?

Question

What is "una suerte de avenida"?

Nice question. - jeezzle, Sep 26, 2010

Answer 1

Welcome to the forum.

In this context, "suerte" means "type" or "kind."

"Una suerte de avenida" - "a type of avenue".

Answer 2

Could you at least tell us where did you find that sentence, or what is the topic about? Without a context it could mean many things, and the only one I can think of that makes sense sounds a bit too literary for me (lit. a kind of avenue.)

Answer 3

a so-called avenue could work too.

Answer 4

Hello!

I encountered this phase in an article describing a species of bird that builds interesting nests:

"El nido está formado por una suerte de avenida construida con pequeñas ramas, y mide cerca de 60 centímetros. La hembra se sienta a la entrada de la avenida y observa el cortejo del macho a través de este túnel"

Answer 5

Well my mind is blown. Suerte can mean kind or way. Never heard it used like that, I have to ask, is that a common use in Mexico Mountaingirl? Does it have to follow with de? How can we recognize this usage? Gracias de antemano

"Suerte" = "clase" = "tipo", but I've only seen it in ancient or formal literature. - lazarus1907, Sep 26, 2010

How to recognize it? Well... it should be in the dictionary. - lazarus1907, Sep 26, 2010

No I mean tell the difference between luck and type, in common usage. - jeezzle, Sep 26, 2010

But you already answered that by saying that it's mostly in classic literature, and hopefully not in "El señor de los anillos". Gracias. - jeezzle, Sep 26, 2010

I've read it in most recently in "Herencia maldita" about Calderon's battle with narcotraffic - mountaingirl123, Sep 26, 2010

Yes, in this context it is followed by "de", just as "una clase de..." or ":un tipo de..." - mountaingirl123, Sep 26, 2010