¿Come se dice "trainwreck" en español?
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¿Come se dice "train wreck" en español?
I am having trouble finding an assured definition of "train wreck" in the dictionary.
is "accidente de tren" the most comment way to say this?
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updated MAR 9, 2010
posted by Neago
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Hi Neago,
Were you wanting to know the literal translation or the translation of the colloquial expression/metaphor?
If you are speaking about the commonly used metaphor that often means something along the lines of "a complete mess" or "total disaster," I think that you might be able to get a similar meaning by saying one of the following:
• un desastre total
• un lío tremendo
There may be a similar colloquial expression in Spanish, but I am not aware of it if there is.
updated MAR 9, 2010
edited by Izanoni1
posted by Izanoni1
Good point. I should have made that clear. In a way, I was thinking about both. Between you and Benz I'm all set. Thank you! - Neago, MAR 9, 2010
Contexto!! Es tan importante el contexto para una traducción correcta... - Benz, MAR 9, 2010
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"accidente de trenes" or "accidente ferroviario"
updated MAR 9, 2010
posted by Benz
