puente
everyday
A bridge in Mexican Spanish is a puente. A pedestrian bridge over a road is a puente peatonal.
Meaning: a structure over water or a road (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| puente | everyday |
| puente peatonal | footbridge |
You say cruzar el puente for crossing a bridge. Mexico City has many puentes over its big avenues, and cars go under them in the pasos a desnivel.
How does it change in a sentence?
It is a masculine noun, so you say el puente.
When do people say it?
Mexicans also use puente for a long weekend, when a holiday falls on a Monday or a Friday. People say hay puente or vamos a aprovechar el puente.
Did you know?
- The Mexican puente for a long weekend is a figure of speech, since the days off bridge the holiday and the weekend.
Examples in context
- Cruzamos el puente a pie.We crossed the bridge on foot.
- Este fin hay puente.This weekend there is a long weekend.
- Usa el puente peatonal.Use the pedestrian bridge.
Example conversation
Coworkers Beto and Gaby plan a trip for a holiday weekend.
- BetoHay puente en noviembre.There is a long weekend in November.
- GabyAprovechemos para ir a la playa.Let us use it to go to the beach.
- BetoMe parece bien.Sounds good to me.
