🇬🇧🇪🇸 freeway - autopista : English Lesson

Meaning of "freeway" ("autopista"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A freeway is a large highway designed for fast-moving traffic, with multiple lanes and no stop signs or traffic lights. It allows cars to travel long distances quickly without interruptions, except for exits and ramps

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

The freeway was empty… until we got on it. Then, traffic magically appeared.

Dad missed our exit, so now we live on the freeway forever.

Mom said we’d be there in 10 minutes. The freeway said, “No, you won’t.”

We were stuck on the freeway so long that I started considering growing a beard.

My dad says he loves driving on the freeway, but he yells at it a lot.

She stands on the bridge above the freeway, watching a river of headlights. A truck on the freeway thunders past; cars on the freeway stream by, impossible to stop. An ambulance on the freeway races through, lights flashing. He waves from the shoulder; she exhales and smiles when the long line on the freeway finally thins.

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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