estrada com ondulações

[ɛʃ'tɾadɐ kõ õdulaˈsõɪʃ]

nounfemininepl: estradas com ondulações

bumpy road, undulating road, washboard road

1. A road surface with multiple waves or undulations, typically caused by erosion, settling, or repeated vehicle passage, creating an uneven terrain

The dirt road had severe washboard conditions after the heavy rains.

A estrada de terra tinha uma estrada com ondulações severas após as chuvas pesadas.

2. A road that rises and falls repeatedly in a wavelike pattern, often found in rural or unpaved areas

Driving on that bumpy road was exhausting for the suspension system.

Dirigir naquela estrada com ondulações foi exaustivo para o sistema de suspensão.

NYC Slang

washboard road, pothole-ridden street

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

estrada com ondulações / estrada esburacada

Common term used throughout Brazil for unpaved or poorly maintained roads

São Paulo

estrada de washboard

Direct borrowing from English sometimes used in technical contexts

Rio de Janeiro

estrada acidentada

More colloquial variant emphasizing the difficult driving conditions

Portugal

estrada ondulada / caminho com saliências

Portuguese preference for 'ondulada' rather than 'ondulações' in some contexts

uma verdadeira estrada com ondulações (a real washboard road - emphasizing severe conditions)

passar por uma estrada com ondulações (to go through a bumpy period/experience)

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