Polyglot Dictionary

carretera

/karɛˈteɾa/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las carreteras

Meaning

  1. road

    • La carretera está cerrada.

      The road is closed.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

route

route is the French word for the same thing — both mean "road."

Portuguese

estrada

estrada is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "road."

Practice

1 What does carretera mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ está cerrada.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches carretera?

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