down the road

más adelante, por la carretera

Más adelante por la misma carretera, normalmente a poca distancia.

En inglés sencillo: Further along a road, usually a short distance from where you are.

• The shop is down the road.
• We walked down the road to the river.
• Who lives in that house down the road?

Cómo se usa: down the road from somewhere (The bakery is down the road from our house.)

Sinónimos: along the road

Expresiones frecuentes: down the road nearby, down the road from

más adelante, en el futuro

En un momento futuro o en una etapa posterior.

En inglés sencillo: At a later time or stage of something.

• We may need it down the road.
• That cheap repair caused problems down the road.
• Do you see yourself managing a team further down the road?

Sinónimos: later, in the future

Expresiones frecuentes: further down the road, years down the road

despedido

Se dice de alguien a quien han echado del trabajo.

En inglés sencillo: If someone is sent away like this, they lose their job.

• One more mistake and you'll be down the road.
• After years at the factory, he was sent down the road.
• The new boss sent three workers down the road.

Sinónimos: dismissed, fired, sacked

Expresiones frecuentes: sent down the road, down the road tomorrow