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    Embotellamiento (en. Bottleneck)

    /em.bo.te.ʎaˈmien.to/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    A situation caused by traffic congestion in which vehicles stop or move very slowly.
    The bottleneck on the highway caused a delay of over an hour.
    El embotellamiento en la autopista causó un retraso de más de una hora.
    Interference in the flow of any type of movement, not just vehicular.
    The bottleneck in production caused a shortage of products in the market.
    El embotellamiento en la producción provocó escasez de productos en el mercado.
    verb
    Vehicles bottlenecked the road by being unable to move forward.
    The minibuses bottleneck the traffic during peak hours.
    Los microbuses embotellan el tráfico en horas pico.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'bottle', which means to put in a bottle, adapted to the idea of accumulation.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    vehicular bottleneck
    Situation of congestion on the roads due to excessive traffic.
    embotellamiento vehicular
    to suffer a bottleneck
    To experience a significant interruption in movement, usually of traffic.
    sufrir un embotellamiento

    Related Words

    congestion
    Accumulation of vehicles or people that hinders normal flow.
    congestión
    traffic
    Movement of vehicles or people on the roads.
    tráfico

    Slang Meanings

    Rooster's foot
    When there is a lot of bottleneck in the city, people say it’s 'rooster's foot'.
    Cuando hay mucho embotellamiento en la ciudad, la gente dice que es 'pata de gallo'.
    Line
    Today there is a lot of line on the road; it looks like a severe bottleneck.
    Hoy hay mucha cola en la carretera, parece un embotellamiento severo.