drive-thru

el restaurante con servicio al coche

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This word can also be spelled "drive-through."

drive-thru

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (establishment)

a. el restaurante con servicio al coche

(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).

(M)

We can get some burgers at any drive-thru.Podemos comprar unas hamburguesas en cualquier restaurante con servicio al coche.

b. el autorrestaurante

(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).

(M)

I don't feel like cooking. Shall we stop at the drive-thru?No me apetece cocinar. ¿Nos pasamos por el autorrestaurante?

c. el drive-thru

(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).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Do you want to eat inside? - No, let's go through the drive-thru to save time.¿Quieres comer adentro? - No, pasamos por el drive-thru para no perder tiempo.

d. el servicarro

(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).

(M)

Regionalism used in Puerto Rico

(Puerto Rico)

Do they have a drive-thru here? - Yeah, but the service is really slow.¿Aquí tienen servicarro? - Sí, pero el servicio es lentísimo.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

2. (without leaving the vehicle)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

During the pandemic, they set up several drive-thru vaccination centers.Durante la pandemia, instalaron varios centros donde te vacunaban sin salir del coche.

The fast-food restaurant offers convenient drive-thru service.Este restaurante de comida rápida ofrece un cómodo servicio a los conductores sin tener que salir del coche.

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