Highway, road - Carretera (The 1718th Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Highway, road in Spanish is Carretera. This word often comes up when talking about transport & travel. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 1718th most commonly used word in Spanish. It can be used as noun. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common Spanish words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: highway, road

Spanish: carretera

Examples


Life is like a big highway.	La vida es como una carretera grande.
Let's go on a road trip.	Vamos de viaje por carretera.
She saw a lot of animals on the road.	Él vio muchos animales en la carretera.
There is frost on the road.	Hay hielo en la carretera.
A day on the road is good for you.	Un día en la carretera es bueno para ti.
This highway will take you out of the city.	Esta carretera los llevará fuera de la ciudad.
Pay attention on the road.	Mantén los ojos en la carretera.
We walked along the road.	Caminamos por la carretera.

A snowslide obstructed the road.	Una avalancha obstaculizó la carretera.
The road bends sharply to the right at this point.	La carretera se curva hacia la derecha en este punto.
The city wants to extend the road.	La ciudad quiere ampliar la carretera.
The highway went on in a large curve.	La carretera seguía como una larga curva.
The road hasn't been leveled.	No han igualado la carretera.
The slope of the ground made it difficult to construct the road.	La inclinación del terreno hacía difícil la construcción de la carretera.
Tom drove along a desert road.	Tom condujo a lo largo de una carretera desierta.
This road is very narrow.	Esta carretera es muy estrecha.
The road was under construction.	La carretera estaba en construcción.
The road was icy.	La carretera estaba congelada.
This road is terrible.	Esta carretera es terrible.
The road is under construction.	La carretera está en construcción.
The road forks here.	La carretera se bifurca aquí.