Spanish word

adelantamiento

Pronunciation

IPA/aðelantaˈmjento/

Meaning

  • masculine nounovertaking

Example

Antes de realizar el adelantamiento, mira los espejos.

Before overtaking, check your mirrors.

Illustration for adelantamiento (overtaking)

More examples

En esta carretera está prohibido el adelantamiento.

On this road overtaking is prohibited.

Core concept

A car moving into the next lane to pass a slower vehicle.

Common phrases

  • prohibido el adelantamiento

    overtaking prohibited

  • maniobra de adelantamiento

    overtaking maneuver

  • riesgo de adelantamiento

    risk of overtaking

Similar words

rebase: Coming up from behind and passing another car to take a position ahead of it.
sobrepaso: Going by a vehicle's front and progressing onward to leave it behind.
cambio de carril: Switching lanes by moving laterally into another traffic lane.
maniobra: Executing a deliberate vehicle movement through steering or speed control.

Definition in Spanish

Maniobra en la vía que consiste en rebasar a otro vehículo que va en el mismo sentido.

Word origin

From Spanish adelantar 'to move ahead' plus the noun-forming suffix -miento, so adelantamiento names the act of overtaking another vehicle.

Usage tips

  • Used mainly for traffic; road signs saying 'prohibido el adelantamiento' or 'prohibido adelantar' mean no passing, and American English speakers usually say 'passing' rather than 'overtaking'.

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