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noun

Ferrocarril, vía férrea

A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.

"Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads"

Muchos ferrocarriles siguen aproximadamente el trazado de caminos terrestres y/o acuáticos más antiguos.

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Ilustración visual de railroad: Ferrocarril - Image 1

noun

Ferrocarril

The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.

"The railroad transported many students to their school each morning. "

El ferrocarril transportaba a muchos estudiantes a su escuela cada mañana.

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noun

Ferrocarril

A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets

"Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each-other"

Los ferrocarriles solo pueden competir plenamente si sus vías son técnicamente compatibles y están conectadas entre sí.

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noun

Procedimiento apresurado, vía rápida

A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.

"The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed."

Los abogados convirtieron el procedimiento en una vía rápida para obtener las firmas que necesitaban.

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verb

Transportar por ferrocarril

To transport via railroad.

"The company railroads its employees to the distant factory every morning. "

La empresa transporta a sus empleados a la fábrica distante en tren cada mañana.

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verb

Operar un ferrocarril

To operate a railroad.

"The Thatcherite experiment proved the private sector can railroad as inefficiently as a state monopoly"

El experimento de Thatcher demostró que el sector privado puede operar un ferrocarril tan ineficientemente como un monopolio estatal.

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verb

Trabajar para una compañía de ferrocarriles

To work for a railroad.

"My grandfather railroaded for the Southern Pacific for over thirty years. "

Mi abuelo trabajó para Southern Pacific durante más de treinta años.

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verb

Viajar en tren

To travel by railroad.

"We will railroad to the countryside for our family picnic. "

Viajaremos en tren al campo para nuestro picnic familiar.

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verb

Dedicarse a un hobby relacionado con los ferrocarriles

To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.

"My brother railroads, collecting model train sets and meticulously arranging them on a large layout. "

Mi hermano se dedica a un hobby relacionado con los ferrocarriles, coleccionando trenes modelo y colocándolos meticulosamente en una gran maqueta.

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verb

Tramitar apresuradamente, forzar

To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.

"The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections."

La mayoría forzó la aprobación del proyecto de ley en el parlamento, sin los estudios de expertos habituales que lo habrían retrasado hasta después de las elecciones.

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verb

Condenar injustamente

To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.

"They could only convict him by railroading him on suspect drug-possession charges."

Solo pudieron condenarlo condenándolo injustamente por cargos sospechosos de posesión de drogas.

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verb

Obligar a alguien a aceptar un acuerdo injusto

To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.

"He was railroaded into signing a non-disclosure agreement at his exit interview."

Lo obligaron a firmar un acuerdo de confidencialidad en su entrevista de salida.

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verb

Forzar a los personajes a completar una tarea antes de permitir que la trama continúe

To force characters to complete a task before allowing the plot to continue.

"The teacher railroading the students into finishing the project before recess meant they had no time to properly research. "

El profesor obligó a los estudiantes a terminar el proyecto antes del recreo, lo que significaba que no tenían tiempo para investigar adecuadamente.

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verb

Colocar la tela horizontalmente en lugar de verticalmente

(upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.

"The seamstress is railroading the fabric on the new curtains, making the stripes run across instead of up and down. "

La costurera está colocando la tela horizontalmente en las nuevas cortinas, haciendo que las rayas corran de lado a lado en lugar de arriba y abajo.

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