puente

Signification

1. (masculine) bridge (construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height)
2. (masculine) long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred
3. (masculine) arch of a foot (curved part of the bottom of a foot)
4. (masculine) 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)
5. (masculine) bridge, denture (artificial replacement of one or more teeth)

Coupé comme

puen‧te

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpwente/

Étymologie

Inherited from Old Spanish puente, from Latin pontem, from Proto-Indo-European *pónteh₁s (“path, road”), from *pent- (“path”). Compare Catalan pont, French pont, Italian ponte, Occitan pònt, Portuguese ponte, Romanian punte, Romansch punt.

Phrases

Por todo ello puede afirmarse que fueron un puente de la historia .

Pour tout cela, on peut dire qu'ils étaient un pont de l'histoire.

Para entrar en el castillo había que cruzar un foso por un puente levadizo .

Pour entrer dans le château, une fosse devait être traversée par un pont-levis.