Driveway, the proper way

Question

I am new here. I have a Mexican husband who knows Spanish well so I try to practice on him. One word he does not agree with but doesn't know the proper word for is drive way. Here on Spanishdict, it is de entrada, but is there a more proper word?

¡Bienvenido al foro amiga! =] - DJ_Huero, Oct 5, 2012

Answer 1

This is a common problem - "driveway" is a compound noun of which there are very few in Spanish. Sometimes they cannot be translated "word for word" into Spanish.

Most of them have single word possibilities in Spanish.

Update

Now this IS a driveway.

no pretensions of modesty here.

True. - --Mariana--, Oct 5, 2012

How strange , I have just realised we do not say "driveway" we just say the car is in "the drive" or it is in the parking area . - ray76, Oct 5, 2012

A great many houses have a" carport", which is a roof with no sides so it would be , the car is out in the carport. - ray76, Oct 5, 2012

Yea, we say "driveway" and "the drive" here as well. - DJ_Huero, Oct 5, 2012

As well good point about the compound nouns Ian, I guess I've never really accounted for that factor all the while living it lol. - DJ_Huero, Oct 5, 2012

Answer 2

You can also say: "Sendero de la entrada" or "Sendero de entrada". La entrada by itself is vague, but I realize not all homes in Latin America or Spain may have a driveway.

Answer 3

Hi and welcome to the forum!

In Guatemala we say "La entrada."

Thank to everyone, I have a feeling my husband and I will be "discussing" words like this in some length. - MsPuentes, Oct 5, 2012

Answer 4

Truthfully, I crossed checked a couple of sources, Merriam-Webster dictionary being the most notably reliable, "la entrada" seems to be the most proper and recognized word for "the driveway" where cars enter. If the context was tricky and there was room to misunderstand, you could specify "la entrada para vehículos". Hope that helps!

Answer 5

Now what would you call this , it is neither a garage nor a carport ,

it is a classical "Queenslander"where the car and laundry are

underneath , along with the snakes spiders and cane toads.