WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| highway n | (major road) | carretera nf |
| | (con calzadas separadas) | autopista nf |
| | The truck driver drove down the highway to deliver lumber to California. |
| | El conductor de camión conducía por la carretera para entregar madera en California. |
| Additional Translations |
| highway to [sth] n | figurative (route to [sth]) (figurado) | camino a nm + prep |
| | The preacher shouted, "Those sinners are riding on the highway to hell!" |
| | El predicador gritó «¡Esos pecadores van por el camino al infierno!». |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| hgwy. n | written, abbreviation (highway) | autovía nf |
| | | autopista nf |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
hwy.,
hwy n | written, abbreviation (highway) | aut. nf |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Compound Forms:
highway | hgwy. | hwy. |
divided highway,
dual highway (US),
dual carriageway (UK) n | (two-way road divided by central strip) (ES) | autovía con medianera nf + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | autopista de carriles separados, autopista con camellón nf + loc adj |
| | (ES) | autovía nf |
| | (AmL) | autopista nf |
| | The divided highway that runs through town was once known as 'Main Street'. |
| | La autovía con medianera que pasa por el pueblo alguna vez fue conocida como "Calle Principal". |
flyover,
also US: highway overpass n | mainly UK (overpass above a motorway) | paso elevado loc nom m |
| | | paso a desnivel loc nom m |
| | The freeway is backed up because they are doing repairs on a flyover in the next town. |
| highway engineering n | (development of motorways) | ingeniería de caminos nf |
| | | ingeniería de carreteras nf |
| highway patrol n | US (motorway police) | policía de tránsito nf + loc adj |
| | | patrulla de caminos nf + loc adj |
| | (ES) | guardia civil de tráfico nf + loc adj |
| | On New Year's Eve, the highway patrol sets up roadblocks to discourage drunk driving. |
| | Durante la noche de Año Nuevo la policía de tránsito pone bloqueos para que la gente no tome. |
| highway robbery n | historical (stagecoach hold-up) (histórico) | asalto a la diligencia nm + loc adj |
| | | asalto de caminos nm + loc adj |
| | Carjacking is the modern equivalent of highway robbery. |
| | El robo de autos es el equivalente moderno del asalto a la diligencia. |
| highway robbery n | figurative, informal (excessively high price) (figurado) | estafa nf |
| | (figurado) | robo nm |
| | (figurado) | asalto nm |
| | That ridiculous price for fresh carrots is highway robbery. |
| | ¡Ese precio por zanahorias es una estafa! |
information superhighway,
information highway,
data highway n | dated (internet) | autopista de la información loc nom f |
| interstate highway n | US (motorway connecting US states) | carretera interestatal nf |
| | He drove from New York to Maine on the interstate highways. |
| | Manejó desde Nueva York hasta Maine por la carretera interestatal. |
ramp,
highway ramp n | US (slip road: to enter or exit a highway) (para salir) | salida nf |
| | (para entrar) | acceso nm |
| | | rampa nf |
| | Jane slowed the car as she pulled onto the exit ramp. |
| | Jane redujo la velocidad para tomar la salida. |
| state highway n | US (motorway) | carretera nacional nf + adj |
| | | carretera estatal, carretera estadual nf + adj |
| toll highway n | US (motorway for which a fee is charged) | autopista de peaje nf |
| | | autopista con peaje nf |
| | (Chile) | carretera concesionada nf |
| Note: Las autopistas más modernas son construidas en Chile por privados a quienes se entregan en concesión y recuperan su inversión con el cobro de peajes. |
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