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vía
way, route
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A way or route, whether a road, a train track, or the channel something passes through
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via
passing through
Vía means way or route and is related to the English via0, as in "We hiked to the summit via the north face," where via gives the route you travel through.
vía
road, route, way
A road or path you travel along. It's the way you get from one place to another.
Cerraron la vía por obrasThey closed the road for construction
Tomamos la vía más rápida hacia la costaWe took the fastest route to the coast
track, rails (railway)
The rails a train runs on. They're the train's way, the fixed path it has to follow.
El tren se detuvo porque había un árbol en la víaThe train stopped because there was a tree on the track
Los obreros repararon las vías después de la tormentaThe workers repaired the rails after the storm
channel, means (procedure)
The official route something has to travel to get done, like the offices or procedures it passes through.
Resolvimos el conflicto por vía diplomáticaWe resolved the conflict through diplomatic channels
La empresa nos avisó por vía legalThe company notified us by legal means
tract, passage (anatomy)
A passage inside the body. It's the way air, food, or medicine travels through you.
El paciente tiene una infección en las vías respiratoriasThe patient has an infection in the respiratory tract
El humo le irritó las vías nasalesThe smoke irritated her nasal passages
via, by way of, through (preposition)
Going or sending something by way of a place or a method. A photo sent vía satélite reaches you by way of a satellite.
Volamos a Roma vía MadridWe flew to Rome via Madrid
Me mandó los archivos vía correo electrónicoHe sent me the files by way of email