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1 highway
noun (a road, especially a large or main road.) carretera; carretera principal, autopistahighway n autovíaSe usa sobre todo en inglés americano, en inglés británico se dice dual carriagewaytr['haɪweɪ]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL autovía2 SMALLLAW/SMALL vía pública\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLHighway Code SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL código de la circulaciónhighway ['haɪ.weɪ] n: carretera fn.• arriate s.m.• autopista s.f.• calzada s.f.• carrera s.f.• carretera s.f.• estrada s.f.adj.• carretera adj.['haɪweɪ]the highs and byways — ( of region) las carreteras y los caminos; (before n) <patrol, patrolman> (AmE) de carretera
1.N (=main road) carretera f ; (=motorway) autopista fhighways department — administración f de carreteras
2.CPDHighway Code N — Código m de la Circulación
highway robbery N — salteamiento m, atraco m (en el camino)
* * *the highs and byways — ( of region) las carreteras y los caminos; (before n) <patrol, patrolman> (AmE) de carretera
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2 thoroughfare
- feə1) (a public road or street: Don't park your car on a busy thoroughfare.) vía pública2) ((the right of) passage through: A sign on the gate said `No Thoroughfare'.) paso (no thoroughfare: prohibido el paso)tr['ɵʌrəfeəSMALLr/SMALL]1 vía pública\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL'No thoroughfare' "Prohibido el paso"thoroughfare ['ɵəro.fær] n: vía f pública, carretera fn.• carretera s.f.• pasaje s.m.• tránsito s.m.• vía pública s.f.'θərə'fer, 'θʌrəfeə(r)a) ( street) (liter) calle f, vía fb) ( public road) vía f pública, carretera fno thoroughfare — ( in cul-de-sac) calle cortada; ( in private road) prohibido el paso
['θʌrǝfɛǝ(r)]N (=public highway) vía f pública, carretera f ; (=street) calle fno thoroughfare — callejón sin salida; (=no entry) prohibido el paso
* * *['θərə'fer, 'θʌrəfeə(r)]a) ( street) (liter) calle f, vía fb) ( public road) vía f pública, carretera fno thoroughfare — ( in cul-de-sac) calle cortada; ( in private road) prohibido el paso
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3 divided
tr[dɪ'vaɪdɪd]1 (opinion) dividido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdivided highway SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL autovíaadj.• dividido, -a adj.• partido, -a adj.də'vaɪdəd, dɪ'vaɪdɪd [dɪ'vaɪdɪd]1. ADJ1) (=disunited) [nation, government, society] divididoto be divided on or over sth — [people] tener opiniones divididas sobre algo
opinions are divided on or over that — las opiniones respecto a eso están muy divididas
2) (Bot) seccionado2.CPDdivided highway N — (US) autovía f
divided skirt N — (US) falda f pantalón
* * *[də'vaɪdəd, dɪ'vaɪdɪd]
См. также в других словарях:
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