cable railroad in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cable railroad in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cable railroad, cable railway Brit N

cable railroad

funicular m

Translations for cable railroad in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

I.cable [Am ˈkeɪbəl, Brit ˈkeɪb(ə)l] N

1. cable C:

cable ELEC, NAUT

cable m

2. cable C TELEC:

cable

cable m

cable

telegrama m

to receive/send a cable

recibir/enviar un cable or telegrama

3. cable U → cable television

II.cable [Am ˈkeɪbəl, Brit ˈkeɪb(ə)l] VB trans TELEC

cable message/news

cablegrafiar

cable message/news

telegrafiar

to cable sb

enviarle un cable a alguien

to cable sb

telegrafiarle a alguien

I'll cable New York for money

enviaré un cable or telegrafiaré a Nueva York pidiendo dinero

she cabled me $2, 000

me envió un giro (telegráfico) de 2.000 dólares

See also cable television

cable television N U

cable television

televisión f por cable

cable television

cablevisión f esp LatAm

cable railroad in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cable railroad in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.railroad [ˈreɪlrəʊd, Am -roʊd] N Am

1. railroad (system):

railroad

ferrocarril m

2. railroad (track):

railroad

línea f de ferrocarril

II.railroad [ˈreɪlrəʊd, Am -roʊd] VB trans fig

to railroad sb into doing sth

obligar a alguien a hacer algo

I.cable [ˈkeɪbl] N

1. cable (wire rope):

cable

cable m

coil of cable

rollo m de cable

2. cable no pl TV:

cable

televisión f por cable

3. cable HISTORY (electrically transmitted message):

cable

cablegrama m

to send sth by cable

cablegrafiar algo

II.cable [ˈkeɪbl] VB trans HISTORY

cable

cablegrafiar