roads in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for roads in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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

high road [Am ˈhaɪ ˌroʊd, Brit] N

off-road [Am ˈɔf ˈˌroʊd, Brit ɒfˈrəʊd] ADJ attr

roads in the PONS Dictionary

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slip road [ˈslɪprəʊd, Am -roʊd] N Brit

roads Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on the road to recovery
estar reponiéndose
all roads lead to Rome prov
todos los caminos llevan a Roma prov
the road runs along the coast
la carretera bordea la costa
let's get the show on the road inf
vamos a ponernos manos a la obra
intersecting roads
carreteras f pl que se cruzan
bang in the middle of the road
en el mismísimo centro de la carretera
the road sweeps round the lake
la carretera rodea el lago
transit along this road is rather complicated
el tránsito por esta calle es algo complicado
this road cuts short our route considerably
por este camino atajamos mucho
to have one for the road
tomar la espuela
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Of the rest of the land, 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 61.3% is unproductive land.
en.wikipedia.org
The forestal communities in rural barangays are usually linked by old logging roads that are passable by farm animals and motorcycles.
en.wikipedia.org
It was dredged and widened in 1974, with gravel roads built on each side of the canal.
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Patrols and vehicle checkpoints on public roads were designed to hinder the activities of paramilitary groups and to reassure the law-abiding general public.
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Those companies do not want to see people getting injured on their roads, as it will tarnish a company's reputation.
en.wikipedia.org
Park roads, trails, and facilities are carefully nestled within the original farm and woodland setting.
en.wikipedia.org
Parts of this were built as new roads, but most of it was along existing roads that were improved to handle the traffic.
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The second inquiry, in 1976, was to consider both the stopping up of side roads and the compulsory purchase orders for the land needed to build the motorway.
en.wikipedia.org
The urban organization, its plan, is centered on various roads that intercept each other, structuring the small barrios and residential areas of the community.
en.wikipedia.org
There is a detour around the trouble spot, using local roads.
www.cbc.ca

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