Usage Note
calle is feminine despite ending in -e, so it is la calle. The phrase en la calle can mean literally 'in the street' or figuratively 'out of work'. The double-l is pronounced like a y.
Examples
"Vivo en esta calle."
Natural Translation
I live on this street.
Literal Translation
I-live in this street

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