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Saturday February 9, 2008

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puente, noun:
bridge

The basic meaning of this word is bridge:

París tiene muchos puentes famosos.
Paris has many famous bridges.

But it also has two other meanings:

el puente aéreo entre Medellín y Bogotá
the shuttle service between Medellín and Bogotá

hacer puente
to make a long weekend of it

In Latin America and Spain, when a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, employers often make the Monday or Friday a holiday as well, to give everyone a long weekend. This is known as hacer puente.

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