el puente (noun)

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  1. bridge
  2. long weekend (extended holiday, typically bridging a public holiday with a weekend)

Aprovechamos el puente para escaparnos a la playa con los perros.

We took advantage of the long weekend to escape to the beach with the dogs.

El puente nuevo estará antes del invierno.

The new bridge will be finished before winter.

el puente estaba cerrado, tuvimos que rodear todo el valle.

Since the bridge was closed, we had to go all the way round the valley.