What does modorra mean?

It's the heavy drowsiness that suddenly hits you, as in 'me está dando una modorra horrible con este calor'.

How do you say 'railway' in Spanish?

Ferrocarril, as in 'aquí abajo pasaba el ferrocarril hace muchos años', the railway used to pass down here years ago.

You've been driving down the highway since six in the morning and still have three hours of hills before you arrive.

Esta carretera está vacía a las seis de la mañana.

This highway is empty at six in the morning.

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carretera/kareˈteɾa/
highwaynoun
A wide paved road that connects towns and cities.
carro/ˈkaro/
carnoun
A four-wheeled motor vehicle used to transport people.
recorrer/rekoˈreɾ/
to travel throughverb
To go from one point to another, passing through the whole way.
cerro/ˈsero/
hillnoun
A rise in the land smaller than a mountain.
modorra/moˈdora/
drowsinessnoun
A sudden, heavy sleepiness that hits you out of nowhere.
arriba/aˈriba/
upadverb
Toward a higher place or at the top of something.
corriente/koˈrjente/
commonadjective
Something that happens or is seen very often, nothing special.
amarrar/amaˈraɾ/
to tie downverb
To secure something with a rope or strap so it doesn't move.
aburrir/abuˈriɾ/
to boreverb
To lose interest and feel restless because nothing is entertaining.
ferrocarril/ferokaˈril/
railwaynoun
A system of tracks that trains run on.

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Esta carretera está vacía a las seis de la mañana.
This highway is empty at six in the morning.
¿Le echamos gasolina al carro antes de subir?
Should we fill up the car before we head up?
Nos falta recorrer un cerro más antes de comer.
We still have one more hill to get through before lunch.
Detrás de ese cerro empieza la bajada larga.
Behind that hill the long descent begins.
Me está dando una modorra horrible con este calor.
I'm getting terribly drowsy from this heat.
Allá arriba se ve el pueblo entre la neblina.
Up there you can see the town through the fog.
En esta carretera la niebla es cosa corriente al amanecer.
On this highway fog is common at dawn.
Ayúdame a amarrar las maletas antes de seguir.
Help me tie down the bags before we keep going.
Pon música, este camino recto empieza a aburrir.
Put on some music, this straight road is starting to get boring.
Aquí abajo pasaba el ferrocarril hace muchos años.
The railway used to run through here years ago.

carro/ˈkaro/
The double r is a strong trill; with a single r it would sound like caro, meaning expensive.
arriba/aˈriba/
The stress falls on -rri-, not on the first a: a-RRI-ba.
corriente/koˈrjente/
-rrien- stays together in one syllable, and that's where the stress falls; don't split it into ri-en.
aburrir/abuˈriɾ/
The stress falls on the last syllable, -rrir, and that final r sounds soft.
ferrocarril/ferokaˈril/
The rr in the middle trills strongly and the stress falls on the last syllable: -rril.

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How do you say 'highway' in Spanish?: Carretera — as in 'esta carretera está vacía a las seis de la mañana', this highway is empty at six in the morning.
What does modorra mean?: It's the heavy drowsiness that suddenly hits you, as in 'me está dando una modorra horrible con este calor'.
How do you say 'railway' in Spanish?: Ferrocarril, as in 'aquí abajo pasaba el ferrocarril hace muchos años', the railway used to pass down here years ago.

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