junction
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junction(
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shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (crossroads)
a. el cruce (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 new traffic lights at the junction between Market Road and Canal Street.Hay un nuevo semáforo en el cruce entre Market Road y Canal Street.
b. el crucero (M) (Mexico)
(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 Mexico
You need to stop at the junction.Tienes que parar en el crucero.
a. la salida (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).
We'll need to leave the motorway at the next junction to get to Thornton.Para llegar a Thornton, tendremos que salir de la autopista en la próxima salida.
a. el empalme (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 was a points failure at the junction with the main line.Hubo un fallo en el sistema de agujas del empalme con la vía principal.
d. el entronque (M) (Latin America)
(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
It seems that the signals at the railroad junction aren't working.Parece que las señales del entronque ferroviario no funcionan.
a. la confluencia (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).
Otters have been seen near the junction between these two rivers.Se han visto nutrias cerca de la confluencia de estos dos ríos.
b. el cruce (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).
It takes a long time to get through the lock at the junction between the two canals.Se tarda mucho tiempo en pasar por la esclusa que hay en el cruce entre los dos canales.
5. (joint)
a. el empalme (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 may be a leak at the junction between the pipes.Puede que haya un escape en el empalme de los tubos.
a. el empalme (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 need to check all the junctions on the circuit.Tienes que comprobar todos los empalmes del circuito.
7. (figurative) (joining)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el cruce (M) (figurative)
(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).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Our society is enriched by this junction of cultures.Nuestra sociedad se enriquece con este cruce de culturas.
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