elevated railroad in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for elevated railroad in the English»Spanish Dictionary

elevated railroad N U or C Am

elevated railroad

ferrocarril m elevado

Translations for elevated railroad in the English»Spanish Dictionary

elevated¹ [Am ˈɛləˌveɪdəd, Brit ˈɛlɪveɪtɪd] ADJ

1.1. elevated thoughts/language/style:

elevated

elevado

1.2. elevated position/status:

elevated

elevado

2. elevated platform/highway:

elevated

elevado

elevated² N U or C Am inf

elevated → elevated railroad

See also elevated railroad

elevated railroad N U or C Am

elevated railroad

ferrocarril m elevado

elevate [Am ˈɛləˌveɪt, Brit ˈɛlɪveɪt] VB trans

1. elevate (promote):

to elevate sth/sb to sth to elevate sb to the peerage

concederle a alguien el título de lord/lady

the archbishop was elevated to cardinal

el arzobispo fue elevado a la dignidad de cardenal

he's been elevated to the position of manager hum

lo han ascendido a director

2. elevate (improve, uplift) form:

elevate spirit

elevar

to elevate the mind

ser edificante

3. elevate (raise):

elevate load/platform

elevar form

elevate load/platform

subir

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

elevated railroad in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for elevated railroad in the English»Spanish Dictionary

elevate [ˈelɪveɪt] VB trans

1. elevate (raise):

elevate

elevar

elevate prices

aumentar

to elevate the mind

ser edificante

2. elevate REL:

elevate

alzar

3. elevate (in rank):

elevate

ascender

elevated [ˈelɪveɪtɪd, Am -t̬ɪd] ADJ

1. elevated (raised):

elevated part

elevado, -a

2. elevated (important):

elevated

alto, -a

elevated position

importante

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