puente
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noun
- bridgeconstruction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height
- long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred
- arch of a footcurved part of the bottom of a foot
- bridge, bridge deck (elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all…
- bridge, dentureartificial replacement of one or more teeth
Forms
noun
| singular | puente |
|---|---|
| plural | puentes |
Used in the library
- Construyen ciudades, puentes y caminos.They build cities, bridges and roads.A1Los romanos en Hispania — The Romans in Hispania
- El río es muy profundo; hay que ir directo al puente.The river is very deep; you have to go straight to the bridge.A2Otra vez, por favor (7) — Once more, please (7) (A2)
- La policía encuentra un cadáver en el río, cerca del puente.The police find a body in the river, near the bridge.A2Otra vez, por favor (8) — Once more, please (8) (A2)
- La cita es a medianoche, debajo de un puente sobre el río Manzanares.The meeting is at midnight, under a bridge over the river Manzanares.A2El último caso del Coronel — The Colonel's last case (A2)
Other ways to say it
- bóvedaarch (arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward, or other similar architectural elemen…; vault (arched roof or ceiling, or a masonry structure supporting and forming this)
- dentadurateeth, dentition (one’s set of natural teeth); denture (artificial set of teeth)
- sándwichsandwich; a sandwich only made with sandwich bread