asphalt [ˈæsfælt]
Showing results for asphalt. Search instead for ashphalt.
asphalt
asphalt(
ahs
-
falt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (building material)
a. el asfalto (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).
Workmen were out laying asphalt on the new road.Los obreros habían salido a poner asfalto en la nueva carretera.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to cover with asphalt)
a. asfaltar
There will be a detour in operation while they are asphalting the surface.Se habilitará un desvío mientras asfaltan la calzada.
asphalt
Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Word Roots
Hover on a tile to learn new words with the same root.
Loading roots
Examples
Word Forms
Loading word forms
Machine Translators
Translate ashphalt using machine translators
See Machine TranslationsConjugations
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
Translation
The world’s largest Spanish dictionary
Conjugation
Conjugations for every Spanish verb
Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary faster
Grammar
Learn every rule and exception
Pronunciation
Native-speaker video pronunciations
Word of the Day
la jalea
jelly
SpanishDict Premium
Have you tried it yet? Here's what's included:
Cheat sheets
No ads
Learn offline on iOS
Fun phrasebooks
Learn Spanish faster
Support SpanishDict
