A2✈️ Travel
Italian word
autostrada
motorway, toll highway
Looks like
auto road / auto street
no direct English equivalent — not 'auto road'
⚠️ The trap
Learners decompose 'auto + strada' thinking it means 'car road' generically. It specifically refers to a toll motorway with multiple lanes, similar to the French autoroute.
To say "no direct English equivalent — not 'auto road'" in Italian:
autostrada
"autostrada" in English means:
motorway, toll highway
Example
"Prendiamo l'autostrada per arrivare prima."
"We take the motorway to arrive sooner."
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