camino lleno de baches
/kamino ʝeno de bat͡ʃes/from spelling rules
To say bumpy road in Spanish, use camino lleno de baches.
camino lleno de baches describes a road whose surface is uneven and full of holes. To ask a friend how to describe such a street, you could say Oye, ¿cómo describo una calle llena de baches?
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally means road full of potholes.
Which one should you use?
If the bumpy surface is a city street rather than a rural road, use calle con baches.
How does it change in a sentence?
For the plural, both the noun and the adjective take an s ending, so road and full both become plural.
Did you know?
- In some Latin American regions, a bache is not just a pothole but can be used colloquially to describe a 'slump' or a difficult period in one's life.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the presence of baches on a road is often discussed in political protests or social media as a sign of government neglect.
- The word camino is believed to have roots in Gaulish, an ancient Celtic language once spoken in parts of Europe.
Examples in context
- En español, se dice 'camino lleno de baches'.In Spanish, it's called 'camino lleno de baches'.
- calle con muchos bachesRoad full of potholes
- Evita este camino lleno de baches con el coche.Avoid this bumpy road with the car.
- El camino lleno de baches dañó mis neumáticos.The bumpy road damaged my tires.
Example conversation
María and Mateo are driving to a rural village.
- María¡Cuidado, Mateo! Es un camino lleno de baches.Be careful, Mateo! It is a bumpy road.
- MateoLo veo, voy a conducir con mucho cuidado.I see it, I'm going to drive very carefully.
- MaríaEspero que el coche no sufra daños.I hope the car doesn't get damaged.
- MateoNo te preocupes, ya casi llegamos.Don't worry, we are almost there.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries camino, de, lleno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
