The road
Parts and types of roads — the words almost every question starts with.
Words in this module
in 258 questions Trapvíaroad (any public way)Vía means any road: a street, a highway, a motorway.
in 176 questionscarrillaneExam exampleEn un carril de aceleración, ¿dónde debe detenerse de tener que ceder el paso?
In an acceleration lane, where should you stop if you have to give way?
in 97 questions TrapcalzadacarriagewayThe road (vía) consists of the carriageway (calzada), hard shoulders (arcenes), and sidewalks (aceras).
in 61 questionscarreteraroad, highwayExam exampleEn una carretera, ¿qué vehículos deben guardar una separación mínima de 50 metros?
On a road, which vehicles must keep a minimum distance of 50 metres?
in 60 questions Traparcénhard shoulderPaved shoulder. Driving on it is allowed only in exceptional cases.
in 60 questions TrapautopistamotorwayNot necessarily a toll road: that is autopista de peaje.
in 52 questionsintersecciónintersection
in 42 questions Trapautovíadual carriageway (expressway)Similar to an autopista (motorway), but has some technical differences and is never a toll road.
in 39 questionsvía urbanaurban road
in 37 questions Trappobladobuilt-up areaAny town or city between the entry and exit signs.
in 30 questionsfuera de pobladooutside built-up areas
in 29 questionscarretera convencionalconventional road
in 27 questionstramosection of road
in 26 questionsvía interurbanainterurban road
in 21 questions TraptúneltunnelIn a tunnel it is always mandatory to switch on dipped headlights (low beams), even if it is illuminated.
in 18 questionscurvabend, curve
in 17 questions Traptravesíaroad section through a townNot a trip: a stretch of highway that runs through a town.
in 15 questionstráficotrafficExam exampleAl auxiliar a una víctima de un accidente de tráfico, ¿debe darle alimentos o bebidas?
When helping a road accident casualty, should you give them food or drink?
in 14 questionspaso a nivellevel crossing
in 12 questionspendienteslope, gradient
in 10 questions Trapcarril de aceleraciónacceleration laneIf you need to give way, you must stop at the beginning of the acceleration lane, not at the end.
Exam exampleEn un carril de aceleración, ¿dónde debe detenerse de tener que ceder el paso?
In an acceleration lane, where should you stop if you have to give way?
in 9 questionsacerapavement, sidewalk
in 9 questions TrapglorietaroundaboutSynonym: rotonda. When entering, you must give way to traffic already circulating on the roundabout.
in 9 questionscambio de rasanteblind hill crest
in 8 questionsestrechamientoroad narrowing
in 7 questionspaso inferiorunderpass
in 7 questionspuentebridge
in 6 questions Trapsentidodirection of travelSentido is which way along the road; dirección is where you turn. Cambio de sentido is a U-turn.
in 4 questionscarril de deceleracióndeceleration lane
in 3 questionscrucejunction, crossing
in 2 questions Trapmedianacentral reservation, medianIt is prohibited to drive onto, cross, or make a U-turn across the central reservation.
in 2 questions Trapisletatraffic islandDriving or stopping on traffic islands is prohibited.
in 2 questionscarril bicibike lane
in 2 questionscarril derechoright-hand lane
in 1 questionsvía de sentido únicoone-way road
in 1 questionszona urbanaurban area
in 1 questionspeajetoll
autopista de peajetoll motorway
vía de doble sentidotwo-way road
TrapobrasroadworksIn roadwork sections, road markings and the background of temporary signs are yellow.
Trapretencióntailback, traffic jamNot a detention: in DGT questions it means a traffic jam.
vía públicapublic road
zona de coexistenciashared space, living street