Calzada in english
Road
pronunciation: roʊd part of speech: noun
pronunciation: roʊd part of speech: noun
In gestures
calzada = pavement ; causeway ; roadway ; road surface.
Example: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.Example: A causeway which must have existed by ca.1200 was revealed on the approaches to the bridge.Example: 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.Example: Hot bitumen is sprayed on the prepared road surface and immediately covered with clean stone chips which are rolled in to ensure adhesion.more:
» carretera de doble calzada = dual carriageway .
Example: 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).» hielo invisible sobre la calzada = black ice .
Example: The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use 'extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing .» reflectantes de la calzada = cat's eyes .
Example: The idea was so successful that it is now difficult to come across a major road in the United Kingdom that does not have cat's eyes on it.calzado2 = shod.
Example: Many children walk barefoot in South Africa and unshod or partially shod (thong-type sandals) leisure behaviour may persist in adulthood.calzar = chock.
Example: When unhitching a wagon, a farmer forgot to chock the wagon wheels, and was caught between a wall and the wagon when the wagon rolled forward.more:
» el mismo que viste y calza = the very same .
Example: One tried-and-true tactic of the left is to always accuse the enemy of the very same crimes they themselves are committing.