La Palabra Del Dia: "carretera"
carretera ( kah-reh-tehr'-ah )
noun ( highway, road )
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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
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1. Las carreteras de Nueva York son catastróficas; en cada lado hay un bache.
The roads in New York are awful; there are potholes everywhere.
2. Si vas a conducir en Los Ángeles es mejor que te prepara a pasar mucho tiempo en las carreteras.
If you're going to drive in Los Angeles, it's best to prepare yourself to spend a lot of time on the highways.
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Algunas carreteras en mi país son solamente pistas de polvo,
de cientos de kilómetros de largo.
Some roads in my country are only dust tracks ,
Hundreds of kilometres long.
Broken up motorways are standing in the way of the quick help that is so much needed.
Las carreteras destruídas dificultan proporcionar la ayuda rápida que tanto se necesita .
Cuando trabajar trabajaba como músico,pasé pasaba mucho de mi tiempo en la carretera.
When I worked as a musician, I spent a lot of time on the road.
Lo mejor de las carreteras es que es más fácil viajar desde la ciudad al campo. Salvo cuando es temporada de vacaciones y todo el mundo lo hace también.
The best thing about highways is that it is easier to travel from the city to the country. Except in the holiday period, when everyone is doing that too.
Hay una carretera muy cerca a mi casa, pero no me molesta. A mí, me suena como el océano.
There is a freeway very near my house, but it doesn´t bother me. To me, it sounds like the ocean.
No hay muchas carreterras buenas en Colombia (hay muchas feas) y las buenas son están siempre llenas de tráfico. Si hay un problema, los trancones (embotellamientos en el resto del mundo) se hacen resultan y todos se mueven muy despacio.
There aren't many good highways in Colombia (there are many bad ones) and the good ones are always full of traffic. If there is a problem, "trancones" (traffic jams in the rest of the world) result and everything moves very slowly.
En Inglaterra hay autovías y carreteras por todas partes, no hay forma de escapar del ruído de los coches y los camiones .
In England there are motorways and roads everywhere, there is no way of ever escaping from the noise of cars and lorries.
Ya no es raro ver soldados del ejército en México vigilando las carreteras.
It is not uncommon anymore to see the army soldiers watching the highways in Mexico.
La vida es una carretera con muchos obstáculos, pero tenemos que seguir adelante.
Life is a road with lots of barriers, but we have to keep moving.
We are all travelling the highway of life.
Todos estamos recorriendo/viajando por la carretera de la vida son caminando la carretera de vida.
Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live! ~Bob Marley
La vida es una gran carretera con muchas señales. Entonces cuando andas por las rodadas, no te desconciertes. Huye del odio, del daño, y de la envidia. No escondas tus pensamientos, haz realidad tu visión. ¡Despiértate y vive!
If life is a highway, let's take the best way. Si la vida es una carretera entonces tomemos el mejor camino.
Coquihalla (el 'coq') en la Columbia Británica, Canadá es una de las carreteras más peligrosas en el mundo.
Coquihalla (the 'coq') in British Columbia, Canada is one of the most dangerous highways in the world.
It's a challenge to drive on some highways in Chile.
Es un desafío a conducir en algunas carreteras en de Chile.
Additional way to write this thanks to Sylyon:
Conducir en algunas carreteras de Chile es un desafío.
I'm adding an image of the highway when it snows. Sorry, breaking the 1 picture rule.
Me dieron una multa porque pasé la limite de velocidad en la carretera.
They gave me a ticket because I exceeded the speed limit.
