puente
Meanings
Noun
1. bridge (construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height)
2. long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred
3. arch of a foot (curved part of the bottom of a foot)
4. 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 the captain) (nautical)
5. bridge, denture (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) (dentistry)
6. bridge (bodily position) (wrestling, gymnastics)
Examples153
Este puente está en Nueva York.
This bridge is in New York.
¿Ese no es el puente Golden Gate?
Isn't that the Golden Gate Bridge?
Hace mucho tiempo aquí había un puente.
There once was a bridge here a long time ago.
Hace mucho tiempo había aquí un puente.
A long time ago, there was a bridge here.
Alguna vez hubo un puente aquí.
At one time, there was a bridge here.
¿Conoces al hombre que está en el puente?
Do you know the man standing on the bridge?