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  • 241 resalto

    m.
    1 rebound (rebote), resilience, prominence; act of shooting boars when rising from their bed.
    2 ledge, jut, ridge.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: resaltar.
    * * *
    1 ledge
    * * *
    = speed bump, sleeping policeman, speed hump.
    Ex. The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.
    Ex. Perhaps if the council used less money on laying the many many sleeping policeman on our roads, then there would be no need to increase our council and road tax each year.
    Ex. Roundabouts and speed humps are forms of traffic calming which offer promise to curb speeding.
    * * *
    = speed bump, sleeping policeman, speed hump.

    Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.

    Ex: Perhaps if the council used less money on laying the many many sleeping policeman on our roads, then there would be no need to increase our council and road tax each year.
    Ex: Roundabouts and speed humps are forms of traffic calming which offer promise to curb speeding.

    Spanish-English dictionary > resalto

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