semáforo

m.

traffic light, stoplight, traffic signal.

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semáforo

► nombre masculino

1 traffic lights plural

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SM

1) (Aut) traffic lights pl

semáforo sonoro — pelican crossing

2) (Náut) semaphore; (Ferro) signal

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masculino

a) (Auto) traffic lights (pl)

se pasó un semáforo en rojo — she went through o (AmE) ran a red light

después encuentras otro semáforo — after that you come to another set of (traffic) lights

b) (Ferr) stop signal

c) (Náut) semaphore

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= stoplight, traffic signal, traffic light.

Ex. Stoplights are red, yellow, and green, because traffic officials copied the code system railroad engineers devised for track systems controlling the trains.

Ex. Traffic signals are often mounted overhead as well as on the right and left sides of the road.

Ex. Traffic lights always have two main lights, a red light that means stop and a green that means go.

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* señal de semáforo = semaphore.

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masculino

a) (Auto) traffic lights (pl)

se pasó un semáforo en rojo — she went through o (AmE) ran a red light

después encuentras otro semáforo — after that you come to another set of (traffic) lights

b) (Ferr) stop signal

c) (Náut) semaphore

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= stoplight, traffic signal, traffic light.

Ex: Stoplights are red, yellow, and green, because traffic officials copied the code system railroad engineers devised for track systems controlling the trains.

Ex: Traffic signals are often mounted overhead as well as on the right and left sides of the road.

Ex: Traffic lights always have two main lights, a red light that means stop and a green that means go.

* señal de semáforo = semaphore.

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semáforo

masculine

1 (Auto) traffic lights (pl), traffic signal(s (pl))

se pasó un semáforo en rojo she went through o (AmE) ran a red light

giras en el semáforo you turn off at the lights

justo después del parque encuentras otro semáforo right after the park you come to another set of (traffic) lights

2 (Ferr) stop signal

3 (Náut) semaphore

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semáforo sustantivo masculino

a) (Auto) traffic lights (pl);

◊ se pasó un semáforo en rojo she went through o (AmE) ran a red light

b) (Ferr) stop signal

c) (Náut) semaphore

semáforo sustantivo masculino
1 Auto traffic lights pl
2 Ferroc semaphore, signal
♦ Locuciones: semáforo en rojo/en verde, red/green light
'semáforo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calarse
- saltarse
- alto
- amarillo
- rojo
- saltar
English:
amber
- jump
- light
- past
- red light
- run
- shoot
- stoplights
- traffic light
- traffic lights
- further
- red
- straight
- traffic

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semáforo nm

1. [en calle] traffic lights;

el semáforo está (en) rojo the lights are red;

saltarse un semáforo to jump the lights;

gira a la derecha en el próximo semáforo turn right at the next traffic lights

Comp

semáforo sonoro pedestrian crossing, Br pelican crossing [with audible signal]

2. Ferroc railway o US railroad signal

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semáforo

m traffic light;

saltarse un semáforo en rojo run o jump a red light

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semáforo nm

1) : traffic light

2) : stop signal

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semáforo n traffic lightstraffic lights es un nombre plural