red

/ˈred/, [ˈreð̞]

net


Noun red f (plural redes)

  1. (hunting, tools) web, mesh
  2. (fishing) net
  3. (arachnid) spiderweb
  4. trap, snare
  5. (communication, transport) net, network
    red de carreteras
    highway network
    red de radiodifusoras
    radio broadcasters network
    red televisiva
    TV broadcasting network
  6. (sports) net, goal
  7. (electricity) grid
    fuera de la red
    off the grid
  8. (informal, sometimes capitalized) Web, Internet
  9. (in the plural) social networks

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


Examples
  • Una masiva inundación paralizó la red de transporte local.

    A massive flood paralyzed the local transportation network.

  • Los cazadores capturaron el animal salvaje con una firme red de cuerda.

    The hunters captured the wild animal with a strong rope net.

  • La red se pone más lenta cuando hay mucha gente online.

    The web goes slow when there are far too many people online.

  • Ella pasa demasiado tiempo navegando por la red.

    She spends way too much time surfing the web.

  • ¿Quiere ayudarme a bajar las maletas de la red?

    Will you help me take the suitcases down from the rack?

  • Apenas un tercio del país tiene acceso a la red.

    Barely a third of the population in this country have access to the Internet.

  • Él reparó la red.

    He fixed the net.

  • El nombre de mi banda es Red Hot.

    My band name's Red Hot.

  • No soy ningún pájaro ni ninguna red me entrampa; yo soy un ser humano libre con una voluntad independiente.

    I am no bird, and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.

  • Una red de ferrocarriles se extiende a lo largo de Japón.

    A network of railroads spreads all over Japan.

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