What does puente in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word puente in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use puente in Spanish.

The word puente in Spanish means bridge, long weekend, bridge, arch, bridge, bridge, weighbridge, bridgehead, bridgehead, cross a bridge, have a day off, make a bridge circuit, have a long weekend, shuttle service, airbridge, jet bridge, suspension bridge, bridge, jumper, bonding jumper, drawbridge, nasal bridge, depressed nasal bridge, low nasal bridge. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word puente

bridge

nombre masculino (construcción que comunica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El puente que cruza el río une la parte comercial de la localidad con la parte residencial.
The bridge that crosses the river connects the commercial side of the city to the residential side.

long weekend

nombre masculino (días entre dos fiestas) (for holiday)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El martes es festivo y quiero cogerme puente el lunes.
Tuesday is a holiday and I want to take a long weekend on Monday.

bridge

nombre masculino (pieza para diente postizo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El odontólogo me puso un puente para sujetarme el diente postizo.
The dentist gave me a bridge to secure my false tooth.

arch

nombre masculino (curva interior del pie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La atleta tiene el puente demasiado marcado y necesita usar plantillas.
The athlete's arch is too high and she needs to wear insoles.

bridge

nombre masculino (pieza central de gafas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A la maestra se le rompió el puente de las gafas y no las puede usar.
The teacher broke the bridge of her glasses so she can't use them.

bridge

nombre masculino (ejercicio gimnástico) (gymnastics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para hacer el puente se necesita flexibilidad.
You need flexibility to do the bridge.

weighbridge

nombre femenino (instrumento medición)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bridgehead

(militar: fortificación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cabecera de puente los protegía del ejército enemigo.

bridgehead

nombre femenino (posición militar avanzada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los marcianos han establecido una cabeza de puente en Nueva York.
The Martians have established a bridgehead in New York.

cross a bridge

locución verbal (atravesar al otro lado)

Cruzamos el puente para ir al lado oeste de la ciudad.
We crossed the bridge to go to the eastern side of the city.

have a day off

locución verbal (ES (tomarse un día festivo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El lunes hago puente y no voy a trabajar.

make a bridge circuit

locución verbal (vehículo: batería emergencia)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tuvimos que hacer puente esta mañana para encender el auto.

have a long weekend

locución verbal (fin de semana largo) (US)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

shuttle service

(vuelo: ruta regular)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi padre tomó un puente aéreo a la capital.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The supplies will be delivered via airlift.

airbridge, jet bridge

(instalaciones de aeropuerto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Gobierno planea comenzar la construcción de un nuevo puente aéreo el próximo año.

suspension bridge

(puente en suspensión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bristol tiene un hermoso puente colgante.
Bristol has a beautiful suspension bridge.

bridge

locución nominal masculina (nave: lugar de manejo) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Podemos visitar el puente de mando del barco?

jumper, bonding jumper

locución nominal masculina (conexión de cables) (electrical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la clase de física aprenderemos a hacer un puente eléctrico.

drawbridge

(puente que se eleva)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fortaleza tiene un puente levadizo.
The fortress has a drawbridge.

nasal bridge

nombre masculino (hueso de la nariz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiene el puente nasal ancho y eso le da una expresión de dureza a su rostro.

depressed nasal bridge, low nasal bridge

locución nominal masculina (nariz: aplanamiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiene un aplanamiento en el rostro, con un puente nasal bajo.

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