checkpoint
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checkpoint(
chehk
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poynt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el control (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 traffickers used to bribe an official at the border checkpoint.Los traficantes sobornaban a un oficial del control fronterizo.
b. el puesto de control (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 police had set up a checkpoint on the road.La policía había instalado un puesto de control en la carretera.
c. el punto de control (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).
They asked for our passports at the checkpoint.Nos pidieron los pasaportes en el punto de control.
d. la alcabala (F) (Colombia) (Venezuela)
(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).
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Venezuela
The police officers opened fire on a car that accelerated as it went through the checkpoint.Los policías abrieron fuego contra un carro que aceleró al pasar por la alcabala.
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