la vía

the route; the way

→ el
phrase Uncommon #17,418
the route; the way Can refer to a route or means of doing something, as well as a road or railway track, depending on context.
SP: Tomamos la vía más rápida para llegar al pueblo.
EN: We took the fastest route to get to the town.

La vía no funciona.

The road is not working.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Un señor se ha tirado a la vía y le hemos atropellado.

A man threw himself onto the tracks and we ran him over.

— Tesis (1996)

Al lado de la vía; vaya un sitio para jugar.

Beside the railway line; what a place to play.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

Vaya a Alemania, a estudiar con Max Born, aprenda la vía de la teoría.

Go to Germany to study with Max Born; learn the path of theory.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

El tren iba despacio porque había obras en la vía principal.

The train was going slowly because there was construction work on the main track.

Para apartar pequeños obstáculos de la vía, eso dijo usted.

To remove small obstacles from the road, that's what you said.

— Hasta que llegó su hora (1968)

Un hombre se ha tirado a la vía.

A man has thrown himself onto the tracks.

— Tesis (1996)

Tom tomó la vía incorrecta.

Tom took the wrong path.

Sin mirar a la vía, que no hay nada que ver.

Don’t look at the tracks—there’s nothing to see.

— Tesis (1996)

Timón a la vía.

Helm to the track.