puente
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el puente(
pwehn
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teh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
La vista desde el puente Golden Gate es espectacular.The view from the Golden Gate Bridge is spectacular.
2. (glasses)
3. (dental)
a. bridge
A mi abuelo le faltaban dos dientes, así que el dentista le puso un puente.My grandfather was missing two teeth, so the dentist put in a bridge.
a. long weekend
El martes es festivo, así que vamos a tomarnos el lunes también para hacer puente.Tuesday is a holiday, so we are going to take off Monday as well to make it a long weekend.
5. (nautical)
a. bridge
El capitán se paró sobre el puente y miró hacia el horizonte.The captain stood on the bridge and looked toward the horizon.
6. (electrical)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Se me olvidó la llave del carro, pero no importa porque ahorita le hago un puente.I forgot the car key, but it doesn't matter because I'll just hot-wire it.
Los ladrones le hicieron un puente a tres coches y los robaron.The thieves hot-wired three cars and stole them.
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