Polyglot Dictionary

jaywalking

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/ˈdʒeɪwɔːkɪŋ/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. cruzar la calle de forma indebida, fuera del paso de peatones o con el semáforo en rojo

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

An American English coinage with no single-word Spanish equivalent — Spanish needs a whole descriptive phrase for the same specific act.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa jaywalking?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He got a ticket for ___ across the busy avenue.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a jaywalking?

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