sleeping policeman

el badén

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sleeping policeman

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

noun

1. (general)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. el badén

(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)

Slow down; there's a sleeping policeman ahead.No corras, que adelante hay un badén.

b. el policía acostado

(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

I bottomed out when I drove over the sleeping policeman too quickly.Pasé demasiado rápido por el policía acostado y toqué con la parte de abajo.

c. el lomo de burro

(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)

(River Plate)

The residents of the street have signed a petition for a sleeping policeman to be put in.Los residentes de la calle han firmado una petición de poner un lomo de burro.

d. el tope

(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 Mexico

(Mexico)

Look out! There's a sleeping policeman.¡Aguas! ¡Hay un tope!

e. el resalto

(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 Chile

(Chile)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

The sleeping policeman keeps people from driving too fast through here.El resalto evita que la gente conduzca demasiado rápido por aquí.

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