shunting in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shunting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shunting yard N Brit

shunting yard

estación f de maniobras

shunting engine [ˈʃʌntɪŋ ˌɛndʒɪn] N Brit

shunting engine

locomotora f de maniobras

I.shunt [Am ʃənt, Brit ʃʌnt] VB trans

1. shunt RAIL:

shunt

cambiar de vía

2. shunt (move, divert) + adv compl:

he was shunted into the B team

lo relegaron al equipo B

they shunted him off to the Rocha office

se lo quitaron de en medio mandándolo a la oficina de Rocha

they shunted us from one window to another

nos mandaban de una ventanilla a la otra

II.shunt [Am ʃənt, Brit ʃʌnt] VB intr + adv compl

the buses shunt to and fro between the airport and the town

los autobuses van y vienen del aeropuerto a la ciudad

III.shunt [Am ʃənt, Brit ʃʌnt] N

1.1. shunt RAIL:

shunt no pl

empujón m

1.2. shunt (crash):

shunt inf

choque m

2. shunt ELEC:

shunt

derivación f

Translations for shunting in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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derivación (desviación de fluido)

shunt

pelotear

to shunt … around inf

patio

shunting yard

chocó contra el vehículo estacionado, desplazándolo unos 20 metros

it collided with the stationary vehicle, shunting o carrying o pushing it a distance of some 20 meters

derivar

to shunt

le di un tope al carro

I had a bump o a shunt in the car

shunting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shunting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shunting N

shunting

cambio m de vía

shunting engine N

shunting engine

locomotora f de maniobra

I.shunt [ʃʌnt] VB trans

1. shunt RAIL:

shunt

cambiar de vía

2. shunt fig:

to shunt sb aside

relegar a alguien

II.shunt [ʃʌnt] N RAIL

shunt

empujón m

Translations for shunting in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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maniobra (vehículo)

shunting

derivar

to shunt

shunting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shunt sb aside

relegar a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The signs can be for mainline traffic, shunting traffic or both.

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During the 1960 the locomotives were transferred to shunting duties and the top speed lowered.

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Two constant voltage notches were provided for slow speed control of shunting and coupling-up.

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It had a top speed of 16 km/h although it was limited to 1 km/h when shunting through the washdock.

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Located on the now disused line between and, the station also had a shunting yard for the making-up of freight trains for and beyond.

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When a shunting movement is signalled, the signal will show two white lights in a diagonal arrangement.

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They authorise shunting moves to proceed for "as far as the line is clear" beyond them, i.e. the line is not definitely clear.

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Built-in cameras are connected to screens in the cab to make shunting easier.

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By 1904 only three of them were still in service and being employed on shunting and construction tasks.

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They cover heavy shunting and local trip work.

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