bridge
BrE /brɪdʒ/ AmE /brɪdʒ/
noun / verb en → es
a structure that is built over a river, road, railway line, etc., to allow people or vehicles to cross from one side to the other
puente
- a bridge over something
Collocations bridge a river · bridge a road
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The new bridge will connect the two cities.
El nuevo puente conectará las dos ciudades.
to join or link things that are separate, especially to improve a relationship between people who do not agree with each other
conectar, unir
- [transitive], T + obj
Collocations bridge a gap · bridge a divide
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The meeting was an attempt to bridge the gap between management and workers.
La reunión fue un intento de conectar la brecha entre la administración y los trabajadores.
a short piece of music that links two longer pieces together, or the part of a song between verses and choruses
puente (musical)
- [countable]
-
The band played a guitar bridge.
La banda tocó un puente de guitarra.
to cross something using a bridge or by swimming, etc.
cruzar (usando un puente)
- [intransitive]
-
We bridged the river by swimming across.
Nosotros cruzamos el río nadando.
a device used to connect two parts of an electrical circuit, or a part of an electronic instrument that connects two circuits
puente (electrónico)
- [countable]
-
The bridge in the circuit was faulty.
El puente en el circuito estaba defectuoso.
a device used to connect a computer or console game controller to another system, often allowing the use of multiple controllers at once
puente (de juego)
- [countable]
-
The bridge allows you to connect up to four controllers.
El puente te permite conectar hasta cuatro controladores.
the part of the face between the eyes and nose, or a similar area on an animal's body
puente (de la cara)
- [countable]
-
She has a high bridge of the nose.
Ella tiene un puente nasal alto.
a position in some sports, such as basketball and volleyball, where players stand near the middle of the court or field
posición de puente (deportiva)
- [countable]
-
He plays as a bridge in the team.
Él juega como puente en el equipo.
Phrasal verbs
superar, pasar por encima de
-
She bridged over her fear of flying.
Ella superó su miedo a volar.
aumentar, mejorar
-
The company bridged up its profits.
La empresa aumentó sus ganancias.
cruzar, pasar por encima de
-
They bridged across the river.
Ellos cruzaron el río.
eliminar, quitar
-
The bridge was bridged out due to safety concerns.
El puente fue eliminado debido a preocupaciones de seguridad.
insertar, introducir
-
The speaker bridged in a joke.
El orador insertó un chiste.
Idioms
cubrir la brecha entre A y B
-
We need to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
Necesitamos cubrir la brecha entre teoría y práctica.
cubrir la división entre A y B
-
The new policy aims to bridge the divide between rich and poor.
La nueva política busca cubrir la división entre ricos y pobres.
cubrir la brecha generacional
-
They are trying to bridge the generation gap.
Están intentando cubrir la brecha generacional.