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road

Pronunciation: /rəʊd/

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Spanish translation of road

n

  • 1 (for vehicles — in town) calle (f); (— out of town) carretera (f); (— minor) camino (m) by road = por carretera, por tierra (before n) [accident] de tráfico or (AmL tb) de tránsito road safety = seguridad (f) en la carretera road sign = señal (f) vial or de tráfico or (AmL tb) de tránsito road tax = impuesto (m) de rodaje
  • 2 (route, way) camino (m) the economy is on the road to recovery = la economía está en vías de recuperación
  • 3to be on the road [car] = estar* en circulación we've been on the road for four days = llevamos cuatro días viajando

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