railroad

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈreɪlrəʊd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈreɪlˌroʊd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rāl′rōd′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
railroad n US (railway tracks)vía férrea grupo nom
 The railroad has been removed and converted to a bike trail.
 Sacaron la vía férrea y la convirtieron en un carril de bicicletas.
railroad n US (railway system)ferrocarril nm
 Railroads opened up the west to commerce and settlement.
 El ferrocarril abrió las puertas del comercio y el asentamiento en el oeste.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
railroad [sth] through vtr phrasal sep US, informal, figurative (force, push through) (ley)apurar la aprobación, apresurar la aprobación vtr
  forzar⇒ vtr
  empujar⇒ vtr
 The mayor's trying to railroad the law through the council.
 El alcalde está tratando de apresurar la aprobación de la ley en el municipio.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
el. n US, abbreviation (elevated railroad)ferrocarril elevado nm + adj
elevated railroad n US (overhead train track)viaducto nm
railcar,
railroad car (US),
railway car,
railway carriage,
train carriage,
carriage (UK) n		 (passenger coach of a train)vagón nm
railroad charter n US (authorization to operate a train company)concesión ferroviaria grupo nom
railroad crossing n US (place for vehicles to cross train tracks)paso a nivel loc nom m
 Antes había barreras en ese paso a nivel, pero las sacaron porque ya no pasan más trenes por ahí.
railroad line n US (railway route)ramal de ferrocarril grupo nom
 Por ese entonces se clausuraron varios ramales de ferrocarril considerados no rentables.
railroad line n US (railway track)vía férrea grupo nom
  vía nf
railroad line n US (company managing rail transportation)empresa de ferrocarriles grupo nom
  compañía de ferrocarriles grupo nom
  empresa ferroviaria grupo nom
railroad station n US (railway station, train stop)estación de trenes grupo nom
  estación de ferrocarril grupo nom
railroad tie n US (railway track: sleeper, block supporting track) (AR)durmiente nm
 Los escalones que llevaban al jardín eran durmientes de una antigua vía férrea.
  (ES)traviesa nf
 El camino del jardín estaba hecho con traviesas de una antigua vía férrea.
railroad track n US (railway line)ferrocarril nm
  vías férreas nfpl + adj
  línea férrea nf + adj
  línea del tren nf + loc adj
railroad worm,
apple maggot n		 (larva of a fruit fly)gusano ferrocarril loc nom m
  gusano ferroviario loc nom m
underground railroad,
Underground Railroad,
underground railway,
Underground Railway n		 historical, figurative (system for helping slaves escape)red clandestina de escape para los esclavos loc nom f
underground railroad,
underground railway n		 (rail system underground, subway)ferrocarril subterráneo loc nom m
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'railroad' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
brakeman - car service - catenary - chair car - cog railway - driving wheel - el - el. - gondola car - handcar - hotbox - junction - level crossing - motive power - observation car - parlor car - permanent way - Pullman - rail - railway - railway line - railway station - railway worker - rolling stock - RR - slab track - spur - station - switch - tank wagon - tie - train wreck - turnout - work train
Spanish:
vía férrea - ferrocarril - ferroviario - barrera de tren - carrilano - ferrocarrilero - paso a nivel - tramo de ferrocarril - traviesa

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