acera de enfrente

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˌθeɾa de enˈfɾente/ [aˌθe.ɾa ð̞e ẽɱˈfɾẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˌseɾa de enˈfɾente/ [aˌse.ɾa ð̞e ẽɱˈfɾẽn̪.t̪e]
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧ra de en‧fren‧te

Noun

acera de enfrente f (plural aceras de enfrente)

1. (informal) batting for the other team

   ser de la acera de enfrente

   to bat for the other team

   (literally, “to be on the opposite side of the pavement/sidewalk”)

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see acera,‎ enfrente.

Further reading

• “la acera de enfrente, o la otra acera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16