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railroaded

/ˈreɪlˌroʊdəd/ /ˈreɪlˌroʊdɪd/

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verb

Transportar por ferrocarril

To transport via railroad.

Examples :

"The company railroaded the new equipment to the factory on a freight train. "

La empresa transportó el nuevo equipo a la fábrica en un tren de carga.

vehicle technology

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verb

Operar un ferrocarril

To operate a railroad.

Examples :

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

El experimento tatcherista demostró que el sector privado puede operar un ferrocarril de manera tan ineficiente como un monopolio estatal.

industry vehicle machine

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verb

Trabajar para una compañía de ferrocarriles

To work for a railroad.

Examples :

"My grandfather railroaded for 40 years, starting as a brakeman and retiring as an engineer. "

Mi abuelo trabajó para una compañía de ferrocarriles durante 40 años, comenzando como guardafrenos y jubilándose como ingeniero.

job industry work

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verb

Viajar en tren

To travel by railroad.

Examples :

"The workers railroaded the supplies to the construction site every day. "

Los trabajadores transportaban los suministros a la obra en tren todos los días.

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verb

Dedicarse a un hobby relacionado con los ferrocarriles

To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.

Examples :

"My grandfather railroaded in his retirement; he built an elaborate model train layout in the basement. "

Mi abuelo se dedicó a un hobby relacionado con los ferrocarriles en su jubilación; construyó una elaborada maqueta de trenes en el sótano.

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verb

Tramitar rápidamente, forzar la aprobación

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

Examples :

"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.

politics government law action process

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verb

Condenar injustamente, condenar sin el debido proceso

To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.

Examples :

"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.

government law politics right police guilt state action

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verb

Obligar a alguien a un acuerdo injusto, forzar

To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.

Examples :

"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.

law government politics action moral attitude society

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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.

Examples :

"The teacher railroaded us into finishing the worksheet before we could discuss the lesson, even though many of us had questions. "

El profesor nos obligó a terminar la hoja de trabajo antes de que pudiéramos discutir la lección, a pesar de que muchos de nosotros teníamos preguntas.

story entertainment

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verb

Colocar la tela horizontalmente en lugar de verticalmente

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

Examples :

"The seamstress railroaded the fabric on the sofa cushions, creating a unique, horizontal pattern. "

La costurera colocó la tela horizontalmente en los cojines del sofá, creando un patrón horizontal único.

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