afueras (fpl)
n.
suburbs, environs; edge
afueras
= outskirts of, the.
Nota: Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo.
Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
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* barrio residencial de las afueras = suburb.