plaza

/ˈplaθa/, [ˈpla.θa]

square


Noun plaza f (plural plazas)

  1. plaza, town square
  2. fortified town
  3. (employment) position
  4. (entertainment) bullring
  5. (commerce) mall, shopping center

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • La policía ha despejado la plaza.

    The police have cleared the square.

  • Están construyendo una nueva plaza.

    They're building a new plaza.

  • Los manifestantes se congregaron en la plaza.

    The demonstrators gathered in the square.

  • Hay muchas palomas en la plaza de la ciudad.

    There are many pigeons in the City Square.

  • Esa avenida culmina en una gran plaza.

    That avenue culminates in a great plaza.

  • Claro. Es al lado del Centro Comercial Plaza.

    Sure. It's next to the Plaza Department Store.

  • Las hojas secas formaron una alfombra en la plaza central.

    The dry leaves formed a carpet in the central plaza.

  • La plaza está abarrotada de gentes.

    The plaza is packed with people.

  • Ahora estás en la Ciudad Vieja, así que será mejor que vayas andando a través del Puente Carlos y después a lo largo de la Calle Mostecká hasta la Plaza Malostranské.

    Now you are in Old Town, so it will be best to go by foot across Charles Bridge and then along Mostecká Street to Malostranské Square.

  • Había centenares de personas en la plaza.

    There were several hundred people in the plaza.

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