arcén
/aɾˈsen/
el
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- arcenes
Meaning
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hard shoulder
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Se detuvo en el arcén.
He stopped on the hard shoulder.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
Seitenstreifen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hard shoulder."
Portuguese
acostamento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hard shoulder."
Practice
1 What does arcén mean?
hard shoulder
2 Fill the gap: Se detuvo en el ___.
Full sentence: Se detuvo en el arcén. (He stopped on the hard shoulder.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches arcén?
arcén: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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