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"Highway" is a noun which is often translated as "la carretera", and "road" is a noun which is also often translated as "la carretera". Learn more about the difference between "highway" and "road" below.
highway(
hay
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wey
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (road)
a. la carretera (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).
There was a crash involving five cars on the highway into the city.Hubo un choque entre cinco automóviles en la carretera a la ciudad.
b. 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).
You'll get to Mazatlan faster if you take the highway.Llegarás más rápido a Mazatlán si vas por la autopista.
road(
rod
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (transport)
a. la carretera (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).
The road to Avonlea is beautiful in the spring.La carretera a Avonlea está preciosa en primavera.
2. (street)
3. (track)
a. el camino (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are wildflowers all along the road that goes from the cabin to town.Hay flores silvestres a lo largo del camino que va de la cabaña al pueblo.
4. (way)
5. (figurative) (course of action)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el camino (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The good news is that the country is well on the road to economic recovery.La buena noticia es que el país está en camino hacia la recuperación económica.
roads
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
