road

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrəʊd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/roʊd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rōd)

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roadkill,
road kill n		 uncountable (animal killed by traffic)animal atropellado nm + adj
 Yuck, there's some roadkill over there.
 I can't believe how much roadkill we've seen on this journey.
 Ay, hay varios animales atropellados aquí.
roadkill,
road kill n		 figurative (someone unwanted) (persona)indeseable n común
sealed road n (route surfaced for use by traffic)camino asfaltado nm + adj
 You can reach Bunbury on a sealed road.
secondary road n (arterial road)carretera secundaria nf + adj
  camino lateral nm + adj
 The road south was a secondary road, and in very bad condition.
 La carretera del sur era una carretera secundario en muy mal estado.
service road,
also US: frontage road n		 (road alongside expressway)ruta lateral nf + adj mf
  (AR)colectora nf
  (ES)vía de servicio nf + loc adj
side road n (small street)camino lateral nm + adj
  calle lateral nf + adj
  carretera secundaria nf + adj
 Phil parked the car on a side road.
 Phil estacionó en un camino lateral.
sleeping policeman n UK (road hump)reductor de velocidad loc nom m
  reductor nm
  (ES)badén nm
  (MX)tope nm
Note: La traducción de este vocablo varía notablemente de un país a otro. Algunas traducciones adicionales son: «loma (o lomo) de burro» (AR, PY, UY), «rompemuelles» (BO, PE), «lomo de toro» (CL), «muerto» (CR, PR), «túmulo» (GT, HN, SV).
slip road n UK (ramp: to enter or exit a highway) (para salir)salida nf
  (para entrar)acceso nm
  rampa nf
toll road n (highway for which a fee is charged)autopista de peaje nf + loc adj
  ruta con peaje nf + loc adj
 There are a lot of toll roads around Orlando airport.
 Hay muchas autopistas de peaje alrededor del aeropuerto de Orlando.
trunk road n UK (main road)carretera troncal nf + adj mf
  carretera principal nf + adj mf
unmade road n (dirt track, unpaved route)calle de tierra nf + loc adj
  (CO)carretera destapada, carretera despavimentada nf + adj
  (MX)terracería nf
 There are many unmade roads in this region, so you need a four-wheel drive vehicle.
 Hay muchas calles de tierra en esta zona, así que necesitas un vehículo 4x4.
  camino no asfaltado nm + loc adj
  camino de tierra nm + loc adj
 Hay muchos caminos no asfaltados en esta zona, así que necesitas un vehículo 4x4.
winding road n (route or highway with many turns)carretera serpenteante nf + adj mf
 There is a winding road that leads to the top of the hill.
  camino sinuoso nm + adj
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Collocations: on [the main, the principal, a side] road, road [signs, markings, users, traffic], a [dead-end, no-through, one-way] road, more...

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