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noun

Ferrocarriles, vías férreas

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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noun

Ferrocarriles

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

"The railroads carried many commuters to work every morning. "

Los ferrocarriles transportaban a muchos viajeros al trabajo cada mañana.

vehicle system industry

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noun

Ferrocarriles

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.

property asset vehicle industry

noun

Procedimiento apresurado, trámite rápido

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 un trámite rápido para obtener las firmas que necesitaban.

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verb

Transportar por ferrocarril

To transport via railroad.

"The company plans to railroad the new cars from the factory to the distribution centers. "

La empresa planea transportar los coches nuevos por ferrocarril desde la fábrica hasta los centros de distribución.

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

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verb

Trabajar para una compañía de ferrocarriles

To work for a railroad.

"My grandfather used to railroad for the Union Pacific. "

Mi abuelo trabajaba para Union Pacific.

job industry work

verb

Viajar en tren

To travel by railroad.

"We plan to railroads across the country next summer for our family vacation. "

Planeamos viajar en tren por todo el país el próximo verano para nuestras vacaciones familiares.

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verb

Dedicarse a los ferrocarriles como pasatiempo

To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.

"My grandfather really railroads; he spends hours building model trains and researching railway history. "

Mi abuelo realmente se dedica a los ferrocarriles como pasatiempo; pasa horas construyendo trenes modelo e investigando la historia ferroviaria.

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verb

Aprobar rápidamente, 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.

politics government law action process

verb

Condenar injustamente, condenar sin el debido proceso

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.

law government politics

verb

Forzar a alguien a un acuerdo injusto, chantajear

To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.

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

Lo chantajearon para que firmara un acuerdo de confidencialidad en su entrevista de salida.

politics government law business

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 railroaded us into finishing the group project by threatening to lower everyone's grade if even one person didn't participate. "

El profesor nos obligó a terminar el proyecto grupal amenazando con bajar la calificación de todos si incluso una persona no participaba.

story entertainment

verb

Hacer correr la tela horizontalmente

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

"To make the sofa more modern, the upholsterer decided to railroad the fabric, running its pattern horizontally across the back. "

Para hacer que el sofá fuera más moderno, el tapicero decidió hacer correr la tela horizontalmente, ejecutando su patrón horizontalmente a través del respaldo.

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