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ramp

ramp(
rahmp
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la rampa
(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).
(F)
I backed the car down the ramp and stopped near the gate.Di marcha atrás con el coche por la rampa y me detuve cerca del portón.
2. (highway)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. la vía de acceso
(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).
(F)
(for getting on)
Get on the freeway at the ramp a half a mile ahead.Ingresa a la carretera en la vía de acceso a media milla adelante.
b. la vía de salida
(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).
(F)
(for getting off)
Take the ramp to Birch Street.Toma la vía de salida a la calle Birch.
c. la entrada
(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).
(F)
(for getting on)
Is there a ramp onto the highway near here?¿Hay alguna entrada a la autopista cerca de aquí?
d. la salida
(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).
(F)
(for getting off)
Oh God, we missed the ramp!¡Uy, nos pasamos de la salida!
a. la escalerilla
(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).
(F)
The passengers started walking down the ramp when the captain told them to.Los pasajeros comenzaron a bajar la escalerilla cuando el capitán les indicó que lo hicieran.
b. la rampa
(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).
(F)
Cars and trucks drive up a ramp to board the ferry.Los autos y camiones suben por una rampa para abordar el transbordador.
4. (speed bump)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el desnivel
(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)
Mind the ramp!¡Cuidado con el desnivel!
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 Colombia
(Colombia)
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
(Nicaragua)
I wish they'd paint the ramps so you could see them at night.Ojalá pintaran los policías acostados para poder divisarlos de noche.
c. 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)
The neighbors complained about people driving too fast, and now they complain about the ramps.Los vecinos se quejaban de los que manejan con exceso de velocidad, y ahora se quejan de los topes.
d. 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)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
A ramp nearly destroyed my car's suspension.Un badén por poco me destroza la suspensión del coche.
e. la loma de toro
(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).
(F)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
They should put a ramp in front of the school because of the cars driving by at high speeds.Hay que colocar una loma de toro frente al colegio por los autos que pasan a alta velocidad.
f. la loma de burro
(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).
(F)
(Southern Cone)
They finally got rid of that oversized ramp on Sarmiento.Por fin quitaron esa enorme loma de burro en Sarmiento.
g. 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)
(Southern Cone)
The new ramps that were installed in the neighborhood are very abrupt.Los nuevos lomos de burro que se instalaron en el barrio son muy abruptos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. extenderse
With this prolonged period of sun and rain, the ivy has ramped all over the back wall of the house.Con este periodo prolongado de sol y lluvia, la hiedra se extendió por toda la pared trasera de la casa.
a. aumentar
Many of these stores ramp up the prices before offering customers a 50% discount in the sale.Muchas de estas tiendas aumentan los precios antes de ofrecer un descuento del 50 % a los clientes en las rebajas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. proporcionar una rampa de acceso a
The school has ramped access at the front of the building.El colegio proporciona una rampa de acceso al edificio por delante.
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