highway

[US]/ˈhaɪweɪ/
[UK]/ˈhaɪweɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. hovedvej; genvej
Word Forms
Pluralhighways

Phrases & Collocations

national highway

nationalvej

highway engineering

vejinfrastruktur

highway bridge

motorvejsbro

highway network

vejnet

express highway

motorvej

highway transport

vejtransport

information highway

informationsmotorvej

state highway

statsvej

highway patrol

motorvejspatrulje

highway code

færdselsregler

highway robbery

vejrøveri

arterial highway

motervej

elevated highway

højere motorvej

Example Sentences

the highway to success.

vejen til succes.

It's a highway to success.

Det er en vej til succes.

There was a tragic accident on the highway yesterday.

Der var en tragisk ulykke på motorvejen i går.

an arterial highway; an arterial route.

en arterievej; en arterierute.

a highway crawling with cars;

en motorvej fyldt med biler;

The highways are clear of snow now.

Motorvejene er nu fri for sne.

When will work on the highway be complete?

Hvornår vil arbejdet på motorvejen være færdigt?

The highway taps a large district.

Motorvejen forbinder et stort distrikt.

The Trans-Canada highway is a federal responsibility.

Trans-Canada-motorvejen er et føderalt ansvar.

The highway runs parallel with the railway.

Motorvejen løber parallelt med jernbanen.

The construction of that new state highway is now in progress.

Konstruktionen af den nye statsvej er nu i gang.

Drinking is a principal cause of highway deaths.

Drikkeri er en væsentlig årsag til dødsfald i trafikken.

The highway twists up on the mountainside.

Motorvejen slynger sig op ad bjergskråningen.

The highway winds around the mountain.

Motorvejen snor sig rundt om bjerget.

This part of the highway is separated by a parkway.

Denne del af motorvejen er adskilt af en parkvej.

roaring down the highway doing eighty.

brøler ned ad motorvejen med firs.

The road intersects the highway a mile from here.

Vejen krydser motorvejen en mil herfra.

Real-world Examples

No damage, no worries. Life is a highway.

Ingen skade, ingen bekymringer. Livet er en åben motorvej.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Highway 14 crosses highway 90 in this area.

Motorvej 14 krydser motorvej 90 i dette område.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Physical science will carve new highways through stratosphere.

Fysik vil skabe nye motorveje gennem stratosfæren.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

They are building a highway between the two cities.

De bygger en motorvej mellem de to byer.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

The tunnel is part of the Char Dham highway.

Tunnelen er en del af Char Dham-motorvejen.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Certainly, they could go faster on the newer interstate highways.

De kunne helt sikkert køre hurtigere på de nyere mellemstatslige motorveje.

Source: U.S. Route 66

It's arguably the most famous highway in the entire world.

Det er med begrundelse verdens mest berømte motorvej.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

That's the highway in question here?

Er det den motorvej, der er tale om her?

Source: NPR News October 2021 Compilation

Images from Santa Cruz showed blocked highways, empty streets, and closed markets.

Billeder fra Santa Cruz viste blokerede motorveje, tomme gader og lukkede markeder.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2022

Russian investigators believed that Alexander Protopopov committed highway robbery.

Russiske efterforskere mente, at Alexander Protopopov begik motorvejrøveri.

Source: BBC Listening February 2016 Collection

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