la
feminine
/awtoˈpista/
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Translation
motorway, highway
Word origin
A compound of auto ('car', short for automóvil) and pista ('track, lane'). Pista comes from Latin pista, from pinsere ('to pound, tread').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pista
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralautopistas
Examples
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We took the motorway to arrive sooner.
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There is a lot of traffic on the motorway this morning.
¿ cuesta peaje ?
How much is the toll on this motorway?
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The new motorway links the two cities in an hour.
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Driving on the motorway at night makes me nervous.
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