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el atasco in English

traffic jam noun Spain

Number 1,475 of the 5,000 most used words in everyday Spanish.

Example

Había un atasco enorme en la autovía.

There was a huge traffic jam on the motorway.

In Latin America

People say el embotellamiento.

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