Polyglot Dictionary

viela

/viˈɛlɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as vielas

Meaning

  1. alley

    • Sumiu na viela.

      He vanished into the alley.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

beco

viela is slightly more narrow or quaint, a narrow lane in an old town; beco is the general word for "alley."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

callejón

callejón is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "alley."

Spanish

callejuela

callejuela is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "alley."

Practice

1 What does viela mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sumiu na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches viela?

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