calle concurrida
/kaʝe konkurida/from spelling rules
The English phrase "busy road" is translated into Spanish as calle concurrida.
calle concurrida refers to a road or street that experiences a large amount of traffic or has many people using it.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of calle (street) and concurrida (congested/crowded/busy).
Which one should you use?
While calle concurrida implies many people or activity, calle con mucho tráfico is a more specific way to describe a road with many vehicles. Additionally, the phrase calle transitada is a common alternative used specifically to describe roads with high vehicle traffic.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, you can use carretera con mucho tráfico to mean a busy road. In Mexico, an informal way to say a road is busy is la calle está hasta el tope, which translates to "the street is packed".
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word tráfico can refer to the flow of vehicles, but in some legal contexts it refers specifically to the illegal smuggling of goods.
- The word calle evolved from the Latin callem, which referred to a narrow lane rather than the broad city streets it describes today.
- While concurrida means 'busy', it shares a root with concurro, meaning 'to run together' or 'to coincide'.
Examples in context
- La avenida está muy transitadaThe avenue is very busy
- Esta calle tiene mucho tráficoThis street has a lot of traffic
- La vía está repleta de vehículosThe road is packed with vehicles
- Esta es una calle concurrida.This is a busy road.
- No camines por esa calle concurrida.Don't walk along that busy road.
- La calle concurrida está llena de coches.The busy road is full of cars.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are choosing a place to walk.
- MateoEvitemos esa calle concurrida, Mateo.Let's avoid that busy road, Mateo.
- SofíaTienes razón, Sofía. Hay demasiados autos.You are right, Sofía. There are too many cars.
- Mateo¿Busquemos una calle menos concurrida?Shall we look for a less busy road?
- SofíaSí, vamos por el parque.Yes, let's go through the park.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries calle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
