Underground Railroad in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Underground Railroad in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Underground Railroad N (in US)

Underground Railroad HISTORY

organización clandestina que ayudaba a escapar a los esclavos

Translations for Underground Railroad in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.underground ADJ attr [Am ˈəndərˌɡraʊnd, Brit ˈʌndəɡraʊnd]

1. underground cave/stream/parking:

underground

subterráneo

2. underground newspaper/organization:

underground

clandestino

3. underground (avant-garde):

underground music/film

underground adj inv

II.underground ADV [Am ˌəndərˈɡraʊnd, Brit ʌndəˈɡraʊnd]

1. underground (under the earth):

underground

bajo tierra

2. underground (in, into hiding):

they were forced underground

se vieron obligados a pasar a la clandestinidad

the party continued to operate underground

el partido siguió funcionando clandestinamente or en la clandestinidad

to go underground

pasar a la clandestinidad

III.underground N U or C [Am ˈəndərˌɡraʊnd, Brit ˈʌndəɡraʊnd]

1. underground (also) Brit TRANSP:

Underground

metro m

Underground

subterráneo m RioPl

to go on the underground or by underground

viajar or ir en metro

to go on the underground or by underground

viajar or ir en subterráneo RioPl

2.1. underground:

underground (secret organization)

movimiento m clandestino

underground (Resistance)

Resistencia f

2.2. underground (subculture):

underground

underground m

I.railroad [Am ˈreɪlˌroʊd, Brit ˈreɪlrəʊd] N Am

1. railroad (system):

railroad

ferrocarril m

what a way to run a railroad!

¡vaya manera de llevar las cosas!

what a way to run a railroad! attr station/line

de ferrocarril

what a way to run a railroad! attr station/line

ferroviario

what a way to run a railroad! timetable

de trenes

railroad bridge

puente m de ferrocarril

railroad network

red f ferroviaria

railroad network

red f ferrocarrilera Chil Mex

railroad yard

cochera f

railroad yard

depósito m Chil

2. railroad:

railroad (track)

vía f férrea

railroad (route)

línea f de ferrocarril

II.railroad [Am ˈreɪlˌroʊd, Brit ˈreɪlrəʊd] VB trans

1. railroad (push, force):

railroad bill/measures

tramitar rápidamente (sin la debida discusión)

to railroad sb into sth they were railroaded into accepting the offer

los apremiaron or presionaron para que aceptaran la oferta

2. railroad (convict unfairly):

railroad Am

condenar injustamente

Underground Railroad in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Underground Railroad in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.underground [ˈʌn·dər·graʊnd] ADJ

1. underground (below earth surface):

underground

subterráneo, -a

2. underground (clandestinely anti-government):

underground

clandestino, -a

underground movement

movimiento m clandestino

II.underground [ˈʌn·dər·graʊnd] ADV

1. underground (below earth surface):

underground

bajo tierra

Phrases:

to go underground

pasar a la clandestinidad

to drive sb underground

meter a alguien en la clandestinidad

III.underground [ˈʌn·dər·graʊnd] N

the underground POL

la resistencia

the underground (lifestyle)

el underground

I.railroad [ˈreɪl·roʊd] N

1. railroad (system):

railroad

ferrocarril m

2. railroad (track):

railroad

línea f de ferrocarril

II.railroad [ˈreɪl·roʊd] VB trans fig

to railroad sb into doing sth

obligar a alguien a hacer algo