carretera
highway ; road ; lane ; thoroughfare ; roadway ; carriageway.
Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.
The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.
Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.
As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.
Otherwise, national speed limit on carriageways with no centre reservation is 60mph.
accidente de carretera
road accident
Central Government holds a vast amount of information on pollution, road accidents, and weather patterns.
accidente mortal de carretera
fatal road accident
Driver error was responsible for 86% of all fatal road accidents in Ireland last year.
al borde de la carretera
at the roadside
Tragically, each year hundreds of people lose their lives and suffer serious injuries while working or stopped at the roadside or on the motorway hard shoulder.
animal víctima de la carretera [Exclusivamente referido a los animales que mueren atropellados o en choque con los vehículos que circulan por las carreteras]
road kill [roadkill]
The article is entitled 'Libraries on the superhighway: rest stop or roadkill?'.
arreglo en carretera
roadside repairs
If roadside repairs aren't possible, however, the service arranges a tow.
asistencia en carretera
roadside assistance
In fact, about half of our roadside assistance calls last year were for automobiles.
auxilio en carretera
roadside assistance
In fact, about half of our roadside assistance calls last year were for automobiles.
borde de la carretera
roadside
Today's electronic systems, both in-car and on the roadside, offer the drivers of the next decade the chance for a peaceful revolution in road transport.
borde de la carretera ajardinado
parkway strip
Carob trees in heavily watered parkway strips are also a hazard.
caminar por la carretera
walk all over + the road
In residential areas where people walk all over the road, unless you honk they will not notice that you have crept up behind them.
caminar tanto por la acera como por la carretera
walk all over + the road
In residential areas where people walk all over the road, unless you honk they will not notice that you have crept up behind them.
camión que esparce sal en las carreteras [Para evitar la formación de hielo ]
gritter
They use gritters to sprinkle rock salt on roads and snowploughs to ensure motorists are able to drive safely in poor conditions.
carretera de circunvalación
bypass
ring road
The author discusses the controversy over the construction of a bypass which cuts through a national park in Devon.
He lived in a tent pitched on the central reservation of the Wolverhampton ring road for over 30 years.
carretera de doble calzada
dual carriageway
In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).
carretera de doble carril
dual carriageway
In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).
carretera elevada
causeway
A causeway which must have existed by ca.1200 was revealed on the approaches to the bridge.
carretera principal
major road
In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).
carretera rural
country road
Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
carretera secundaria
minor road
back road
The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.
This area is renowned for biking with lots of back roads winding their way through covered bridges and past historic buildings.
circulación por carretera
road traffic
An additional benefit comes from the fact that trains can take on extra long articulated lorries that by law are prohibited in road traffic.
construcción de carreteras
road construction
This new Act states conditions to prevent danger, damage, or nuisances, although it does not cover building construction, demolition, road construction.
control de carretera
road check
roadside check
roadblock
Of those surveyed, 3% had been stopped during road checks and involved in road accidents.
Roadside checks will be a major part of the campaign to trap drink-drivers.
There are many arguments both for and against the use of roadblocks in our effort to reduce drunk driving.
cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado
jaywalking
jaywalk
At any rate, jaywalking is a relatively minor annoyance (and a risk that falls mainly on the jaywalkers themselves), and it should not consume law enforcement resources.
When people make the decision to jaywalk, they don't connect it to the fact that they could get killed doing that.
despejar la carretera
clear + route
In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off.
estado de las carreteras
traffic report
It can be used to present a wide variety of content channels such as stock quote, sports score, traffic report and weather forecast.
informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras
road report
Index pages are provided so normally the user will initially key in the number of the main index page in order to discover the page numbers of the required subject area, whether it is sports results, the latest news, weather or road reports or cookery recipes.
mapa de carreteras
road map [roadmap]
Planning can be viewed as a road map.
margen de la carretera
roadside verge
People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.
mediana de la carretera
road median
centre reservation
median
median strip
Mud and stagnant water around the road medians was only one reason for the many accidents.
Otherwise, national speed limit on carriageways with no centre reservation is 60mph.
But the medians have shrunk the width of the roads, leading to dangerous overtakings.
Median strips across the state are set for a permanently green facelift.
obras en la carretera
road works
Eastbound traffic will be detoured as a result of the road works.
parapeto de la carretera
road bank
The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.
persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado
jaywalker
At any rate, jaywalking is a relatively minor annoyance (and a risk that falls mainly on the jaywalkers themselves), and it should not consume law enforcement resources.
por carretera
by road
London City Airport is easily accessible by road.
red arterial de carreteras
road network
The UK road network faces critical problems over the next decade.
red de carreteras
road network
The UK road network faces critical problems over the next decade.
reparación en carretera
roadside repairs
If roadside repairs aren't possible, however, the service arranges a tow.
salirse de la carretera
go off + the road
Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils - the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.
seguridad en la carretera
driving safety
The bibliography presents studies on the use of various communications media to inform the public on issues, such as mass transportation, driving safety, water resources, health, pollution, and law enforcement.
seguridad en (la) carretera
road safety
Pedestrian crossings are provided to improve road safety for pedestrians when crossing a road.
señal de carretera
road sign
The same set of standardized road signs are used all over Europe.
señalización de carreteras
road signage
One thing to note when driving in this area is that the road signage is rather poor and inadequate.
transporte por carretera
road transport
road haulage
Into this category would come the regulations covering social provisions in respect of road transport, such as drivers' hours and the use of tachographs, which have an impact on the provision of public transport.
Christa Kranzl, the Austrian Transport Secretary, said complete denationalisation of road haulage would harm competition.
víctima de la carretera
road casualty
In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).
