pedestrian precinct

las zonas más ricas/remotas/deprimidas del país — the richest/remotest/most depressed areas o parts of the country

• zonas costeras — coastal areas

• zona montañosa o de montaña — mountainous area, mountainous region

• zonas rurales — rural areas

• zonas turísticas — tourist areas

• zonas urbanas — urban areas

zona de conflicto — (Mil) conflict zone

zona fronteriza — [gen] border area; (Mil) border zone

zona roja — Esp Republican territory

zona azul — Esp (Aut) ≈ pay-and-display area

• zona comercial — [para negocios en general] commercial district; [solo de tiendas] shopping area

• zona de copas, ¿dónde está la zona de copas? — where do people go out to drink?

• zona edificada — built-up area

zona marginada — CAm slum area

zona roja — LAm red-light district

zona rosa — Méx partly pedestrianized zone, so called because of its pink paving stones

zona ancha — (Dep) midfield

zona de castigo — (Dep) sin bin

zona de penumbra, zona de sombra — (lit) shaded area; (fig) area of secrecy

las zonas oscuras de la política — the shady o murky areas of politics

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: This interactive poetry exhibition which will tour 20 US cities consists of metallic walls spattered with thousands of random word tiles, placed in pedestrian areas.

Ex: The market is designed as a long pedestrian street with shops on both sides.

• calle abajo — down the street

• calle arriba — up the street

calle cerrada Ven, Col, Méx —

calle ciega Ven, Col —

calle cortada — Cono Sur dead end, dead-end street, cul-de-sac

calle de sentido único, calle de una mano Cono Sur —

calle de una sola vía Col —

calle de un solo sentido — Chile one-way street

calle residencial — residential street ( with low speed limit and priority for pedestrians)

se sentaba en la calle a ver pasar a la gente — he used to sit out in the street o outside watching the people go by

• irse a la calle — to go out, go outside

• salir a la calle — (=persona) to go outside; (=disco, publicación) to come out

llevo varios días sin salir a la calle — I haven't been out of the house o outside for several days

iba vestido de calle — (Mil) he was wearing civilian clothes, he was wearing civvies *

esa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end

de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)

esa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end

de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)

Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.