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"Arterial" is an adjective which is often translated as "arterial", and "freeway" is a noun which is often translated as "la autopista". Learn more about the difference between "arterial" and "freeway" below.
arterial(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. arterial
The patient suffered a heart attack because of an arterial blockage.La paciente sufrió un infarto a causa de una obstrucción arterial.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la ruta principal (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
All the ships have to go through the arterial to get to the port.Todos los barcos tienen que pasar por la ruta principal para llegar al puerto.
freeway(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la autopista (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A six-lane freeway connects the two cities.Una autopista de seis carriles conecta las dos ciudades.
b. la autovía (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I took the main road out of town and got onto the freeway.Tomé la carretera principal de salida de la ciudad y me incorporé a la autovía.
