What does traviesa in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word traviesa in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use traviesa in Spanish.

The word traviesa in Spanish means distance, sleeper, crossbeam, naughty, mischievous, cheeky, across the field, across the country. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word traviesa

distance

nombre femenino (distancia entre puntos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El capitán intentó determinar la traviesa entre el puerto y el barco.
The captain tried to determine the distance between the port and the boat.

sleeper

nombre femenino (madero de vía férrea) (UK: part of train tracks)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las traviesas de esta vía fueron instaladas hace más de cien años.
The track's sleepers were laid over a hundred years ago.

crossbeam

nombre femenino (construcción: pieza horizontal) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los constructores comenzarán a instalar las traviesas del tejado la próxima semana.
The builders will begin to put in the crossbeams of the roof next week.

naughty

adjetivo (inquieto, juguetón)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El niño no es malo; solo es muy travieso.
The child isn't bad, he's just naughty.

mischievous, cheeky

adjetivo (gesto, comentario: pícaro)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Eduardo siempre me saluda con un guiño travieso.
Eduardo always greets me with a cheeky wink.

across the field, across the country

locución adverbial (por el campo)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

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