May 31, 2018 15:58
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Spanish term

cuerpos

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering Freeway Concession - Mexico Spanish
Here's the sentence where the term is found:

Está clasificado como A4, con un ancho promedio de corona de 50 m; consta de dos cuerpos y cuatro carriles de circulación.

Here's a longer version of the same paragraph:

El Tramo carretero Toluca – Atlacomulco, hoy día forma parte del corredor México–Nogales, perteneciente a la red de carreteras Federales de la SCT; Se ubica en su totalidad en el Estado de México, contando con una longitud aproximada de 53 kilómetros, iniciando en el kilómetro 7+650. Está clasificado como A4, con un ancho promedio de corona de 50 m; consta de dos cuerpos y cuatro carriles de circulación. La autopista dispone de dos plazas de cobro, situadas en el estacionamiento 13+100 (El Dorado) y 56+100 (Atlacomulco).
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 roadway
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Proposed translations

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Spanish term (edited): cuerpo
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roadway

Or carriageway in UK English.

A carriageway (British English) or roadway (North American English) consists of a width of road on which a vehicle is not restricted by any physical barriers or separation to move laterally. A carriageway generally consists of a number of traffic lanes together with any associated shoulder, but may be a sole lane in width.

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Note added at 20 mins (2018-05-31 16:19:08 GMT)
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Or you could just say "is a four-lane highway" for "consta de dos cuerpos y cuatro carriles de circulación", since if it has four lanes, then by definition there are two in each direction.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-05-31 18:26:21 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carriageway
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It appears to be a synonym for 'tramo' according to the 3rd item in wordreference.'.

http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=cuer...

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