road

a way of travelling between places, especially a long one

carretera, camino, ruta

• the road to somewhere

Collocations main road · country road

• We drove down the main road.

  Condujimos por la carretera principal.

a street in a town or city, especially one with houses on it

calle, avenida, vía

• in/on the road

Collocations busy road · quiet road

• There's a lot of traffic on this road.

  Hay mucho tráfico en esta calle.

the way that someone lives or the experiences they have in life

camino, trayectoria, vida

• take a road

Collocations life's road · road of life

• She took the difficult road.

  Ella eligió el camino difícil.

a race or competition on a track, especially in athletics

carrera, competencia, prueba

• road race

Collocations road running · road cycling

• He won the road race.

  Ganó la carrera de ruta.

the amount of traffic on a street or road

tráfico, circulación, flujo vehicular

• heavy/light traffic

Collocations rush hour traffic · peak time traffic

• There was heavy road traffic.

  Había mucho tráfico en la carretera.

a material used for making roads, such as asphalt or concrete

material para pavimentar, asfalto, concreto

• road surface

Collocations asphalt road · concrete road

• The road was made of asphalt.

  La carretera estaba hecha de asfalto.

a legal requirement or rule, especially one that must be followed by drivers on the road

reglamento, ley, normativa

• road law

Collocations traffic laws · road safety regulations

• Drivers must follow road laws.

  Los conductores deben seguir las leyes de tráfico.

a way of describing something using the idea of a road or journey, often to show progress or difficulty

metáfora de camino, trayectoria, viaje

• road metaphor

Collocations path of life · journey of life

• Her career was a long and winding road.

  Su carrera fue un camino largo y sinuoso.