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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˌbɾiɾ ˈpaso/
- Syllabification: a‧brir pa‧so
Verb
abrir paso (first-person singular present abro paso, first-person singular preterite abrí paso, past participle abierto paso)
- to give way
- Synonyms: dar paso, abrir camino
El conductor tuvo que abrir paso para que la ambulancia pudiera pasar.- The driver had to give way for the ambulance to pass.
- to clear a path, to pave the way
- Synonyms: abrir camino, franquear
Los bomberos tuvieron que abrir paso entre los escombros para rescatar a las personas atrapadas.- The firefighters had to clear a path through the rubble to rescue the trapped people.
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