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    Andén (en. Platform)

    /anˈden/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Elevated space or a platform next to the track at a station where the train is awaited.
    Passengers wait on the platform to board the train.
    Los pasajeros esperan en el andén para abordar el tren.
    Area designated for access of people to a means of transport.
    The platform was full of impatient travelers.
    El andén estaba lleno de viajeros impacientes.

    Etymology

    From the French 'plate-forme', due to the shape it takes.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    wait on the platform
    To remain on the platform designated for train arrivals.
    esperar en el andén
    walk along the platform
    To walk along the platform at a station.
    andar por el andén
    miss the train at the platform
    To be unable to board the train in time.
    perder el tren en el andén

    Related Words

    station
    Place where trains pick up or drop off passengers.
    estación
    train
    Vehicle that runs on tracks and transports people or goods.
    tren
    traveler
    Person who moves from one place to another.
    viajero

    Slang Meanings

    Platform, in a figurative sense, is used to refer to a place of waiting or uncertainty.
    Being on the platform of life, waiting for important decisions.
    Estar en el andén de la vida, esperando decisiones importantes.