road sweeper in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for road sweeper in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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sweeper [Am ˈswipər, Brit ˈswiːpə] N

road [Am roʊd, Brit rəʊd] N

1. road (for vehicles):

road (in town)
calle f
road (out of town)
carretera f
road (minor)
camino m
is this the road to Boston?
¿éste es el camino/la carretera que va a Boston?
is this the road to Boston?
¿por aquí se va a Boston?
the Cambridge road
la carretera (que va) a Cambridge
the Cambridge road
la carretera de Cambridge
five miles down the road
a cinco millas siguiendo la carretera/el camino
a factory just down the road (from here)
una fábrica que hay aquí muy cerca
a factory just down the road (from here)
una fábrica que hay aquí nomás LatAm
there's a baker's over or across the road
enfrente or al otro lado de la calle hay una panadería
the people from over the road Brit
los de enfrente
the house is set back a mile or so from the road
la casa está como a una milla de la carretera
a major/minor road
una carretera principal/secundaria
a dirt road
un camino sin pavimentar
it's good road all the way now
de aquí en adelante el camino es bueno
by road
por carretera
by road
por tierra
my car's off the road Brit
tengo el coche fuera de circulación or averiado
to take to the road
empezar a vagar por los caminos
“road closed”
“carretera cerrada”
“road narrows”
“estrechamiento de calzada or carretera”
to have one for the road inf
tomarse la del estribo or la penúltima
all roads lead to Rome
todos los caminos conducen or llevan a Roma
all roads lead to Rome attr accident
de tráfico
all roads lead to Rome attr accident
de tránsito LatAm
road junction
cruce m de carreteras
road mender
peón m caminero
road racing (in car)
carreras fpl automovilísticas (en carretera)
road racing (on foot)
carrera f a pie por carretera
road repairs
obras fpl en la carretera
road traffic accident
accidente m de circulación,
road traffic accident
accidente de tráfico
road traffic accident
accidente de tránsito LatAm
road transport
transporte m por carretera

3. road:

on the road the car's been on the road for ten years
el coche tiene diez años de uso
a rattletrap like that shouldn't be on the road
un cacharro como ese no debería estar en circulación
he shouldn't be on the road
no debería manejar
he shouldn't be on the road
no debería conducir Spain
we've been on the road for four days
llevamos cuatro días viajando
they were on the road before six
se pusieron en camino antes de las seis
they were on the road before six
antes de las seis ya estaban en camino
the exhibition will go on the road in March
la exposición iniciará una gira en marzo
to take a circus/band on the road
llevar un circo/un grupo de gira
let's get this show on the road inf
pongamos manos a la obra
let's get this show on the road inf
pongámonos en movimiento

4. road <roads, pl > → roadstead

See also roadstead

roadstead [Am ˈroʊdstɛd, Brit ˈrəʊdstɛd] N

road sweeper in the PONS Dictionary

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From road sweepers to flower sellers, the collection gives a fascinating snapshot into the past at the dawn of photography.
www.dailymail.co.uk
The issue has been raised at meetings after complaints from residents with councillors feeling that the centre of the county town has been neglected by road sweepers and litter pickers.
www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk
It is better to be road sweepers than be involved in nefarious activities.
thenationonlineng.net
There are two compactor machines to dispose waste, two road sweepers and a sewer jetty machine.
www.dnaindia.com
These are the teachers, nurses, police, army, judges, local services, road sweepers and all the other workers on the state payroll who keep the country going as a functioning society.
www.irishcentral.com
Most football managers, like most dentists, road sweepers and sports journalists, are flawed human beings.
www.sportsjoe.ie
Some vehicles, like the mechanical road sweeper were equipped with clockwork motors.
en.wikipedia.org
The road sweeper would take his cleaning cart down the alley and sweep the rubbish up with a very long broombrush.
www.edp24.co.uk
One of its main focuses was manufacturing road sweepers, while brushes for washing vegetables also sold well.
www.odt.co.nz
In 2011 alone, some 10,270 graduates found work as labourers, couriers, office juniors, hospital porters, waiters, bar staff, cleaners, road sweepers and school dinner servers.
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