puente

Meaning

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)

Concepts

bridge

deck

bridgework

footbridge

jumper

long weekend

overpass

railway

span

backbend

bridge day

bridging day

bridge

bridge circuit

canal

Synonyms

bóveda

caballete

cubierta

pasarela

planta del pie

viga

bordo

paso elevado

paso superior

portaobjetos

paso a desnivel

puente midiendo

fuente del pie

Hyphenated as

puen‧te

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpwente/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

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

For all these reasons, it can be said that they were a bridge to history.

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

To enter the castle you had to cross a moat over a drawbridge.