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"Pedestrian crossing" is a noun which is often translated as "el paso de peatones", and "crosswalk" is a noun which is also often translated as "el paso de peatones". Learn more about the difference between "pedestrian crossing" and "crosswalk" below.
pedestrian crossing(
puh
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dehs
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tri
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kras
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ihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el paso de peatones (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).
You have to slow down when you approach a pedestrian crossing.Tienes que reducir la velocidad cuando te aproximas a un paso de peatones.
b. el paso peatonal (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 man was hit by a car while walking across the street at pedestrian crossing.El hombre fue atropellado por un carro al cruzar la calle por un paso peatonal.
c. el cruce de peatones (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 pedestrian crossing's white stripes had to be repainted.Hubo que repintar las franjas blancas del cruce de peatones.
d. el cruce peatonal (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).
Mildred gave way to the children who were waiting at the pedestrian crossing.Mildred cedió el paso a los niños que esperaban en el cruce peatonal.
e. la senda peatonal (F) (Southern Cone)
(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 can't park on a pedestrian crossing.Está prohibido estacionar en una senda peatonal.
f. el paso de cebra (M) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
You have to look both ways at the pedestrian crossing.Tenéis que mirar a los dos lados en el paso de cebra.
crosswalk(
kras
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wak
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el paso de peatones (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).
Look both ways before you enter the crosswalk!¡Mira a ambos lados antes de cruzar por el paso de peatones!
