afueras

/aˈfweɾas/, [aˈfwe.ɾas]

outskirts


Noun afueras f pl (plural only)

  1. outskirts, suburbs
    Vivo en las afueras de la ciudad - es muy limpio y tranquilo.
    I live in the outskirts of the city - it's very clean and peaceful.

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Examples
  • Mi casa está en las afueras.

    My house is in the suburbs.

  • Su casa está a las afueras de la ciudad.

    His house is on the skirts of the city.

  • Tom vive en una casa de tres dormitorios en las afueras de Boston.

    Tom lives in a three-bedroom house on the outskirts of Boston.

  • Ella vive a las afueras de Wripple, que está cerca de Deal.

    She lives just outside Wripple, which is near Deal.

  • Tom tiene una pequeña granja en las afueras de Boston.

    Tom has a small farm just outside of Boston.

  • Viven en las afueras de la ciudad.

    They live in the suburbs.

  • Su familia se mudó a una casa nueva en las afueras de la ciudad.

    His family moved into a new house in the suburbs.

  • Vivo en las afueras de Tokio.

    I live on the outskirts of Tokyo.

  • La conciencia es amargura. La inteligencia es decepción. Sólo en las afueras de la vida, se puede plantar una pequeña ilusión.

    Conscience is sorrow. Intelligence is deceit. Only on the outskirts of life can one plant a little illusion.

  • Muchos estudiantes viven en las afueras de la ciudad.

    Many students live in the suburbs of the city.

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