lacarretera
feminine
/kareˈteɾa/
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Translation
road, main road
Word origin
From carro ('cart'), from Latin carrus ('wheeled vehicle'). A carretera was originally a road built for carts.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- carrus
- English cognates
- car, cargo, carriage
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcarreteras
Examples
.
The road was closed because of the snow.
.
This road leads straight to the village.
muchas .
There are many new roads in this area.
Condujimos .
We drove all night along empty roads.
causó tráfico.
An accident on the road caused a lot of traffic.
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