🇬🇧🇪🇸 checkpoint - puesto de control : English Lesson

Meaning of "checkpoint" ("puesto de control"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A checkpoint is a special stopping place on a road or path where guards, police, or other officials make people stop for a moment. There, they might ask questions, look at papers like passports or ID, and sometimes check bags or vehicles to make sure everything is safe and allowed to go through, especially when crossing from one country into another.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our cat tried to pass the kitchen checkpoint, but Mom stopped him and confiscated three stolen meatballs.

The hamster set up a checkpoint at his cage door and charged one sunflower seed to pass.

The ghost set up a checkpoint in the hallway and only let you pass if you screamed at least once.

The dog created a backyard checkpoint and sniffed every single shoe that tried to get by.

At the border checkpoint between two countries, officers really do check passports and cars, but sadly they almost never ask if you’re smuggling llamas.

At the roadside checkpoint, a tired father steadied his child. The checkpoint held a long line of cars. A guard at the checkpoint stepped forward, inspected their papers, and waved them on. At the next checkpoint a woman wept with relief when a guard returned her lost photo. They drove past the final checkpoint, smiling.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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