Spanish Word of the Day
puente
bridge
Gender
The gender of puente is masculine. E.g. el puente.Plural
The plural of puente is puentes.Definitions
| Spanish > English | |
| puente | |
| 1. n-m. bridge (construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height) | |
| 2. n-m. long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred | |
| 3. n-m. arch of a foot (curved part of the bottom of a foot) | |
| 4. n-m. (nautical) bridge, bridge deck (elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by t | |
| 5. n-m. (dentistry) bridge, denture (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) | |
| Spanish > Spanish | |
| puente | |
| 1. nm. Construcción sólida que permite salvar un obstáculo pasando sobre él. |  |
| 2. nm. Día laboral entre dos festivos o entre un festivo y el fin de semana que se toma como descanso. | |
| 3. nm. En un circuito eléctrico, conexión entre dos componentes físicamente separados. | |
| 4. nm. En odontología es el reemplazo de uno o más piezas dentarias que se sostiene sobre los dientes contiguos. | |
| English > Spanish | |
| bridge | |
| 1. n. Puente. | |
| 2. n. Juego de cartas o naipes, para cuatro jugadores que juegan en parejas. | |
| 3. v. Puentear. | |
| 4. v. Hacer o cruzar un puente. | |
Pronunciation
Mexican Dialect
puenteExample Sentences
| Construyeron un puente que atravesara el río. They built a bridge across the river. Este puente se volvió famoso entre los jóvenes. This bridge became famous among young people. ¿Alguna vez has saltado al mar desde un puente? Have you ever jumped from a bridge into the sea? Él se suicidó saltando de un puente. He committed suicide by jumping off a bridge. Hace mucho tiempo había aquí un puente. A long time ago, there was a bridge here. |
Review Previous Words
| muebles | sucio | inflador | bosque |
| oeste | derecha | dormitorio | lobo |
| nublado | enero | oso | cincuenta |
| sesenta y seis | papel | chocolate | puente |
| Learn these with |
| Multiple Choice |
| Bingo |
| Hidden Image |
| Hangman |
| Word Search |
| Crosswords |
| Memory |
| Flash Cards |
| Subscribe to Word of the Day |
| Email: |