will be railroading
railroad
railroad(
reyl
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rod
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Once the railroad was open, the area began to fill with settlers.Una vez que el ferrocarril llegó a la región, esta empezó a llenarse de colonizadores.
b. la vía férrea (F) (track)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The workers who were building the railroad went on strike.Los trabajadores que construían la vía férrea se declararon en huelga.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (colloquial) (to slip through)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. tramitar rápidamente
The Senate railroaded the bill in a sparsely attended session.El Senado tramitó rápidamente el proyecto de ley en una sesión poco atendida.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Do you really think they'll railroad the bill through when half the delegates are out on vacation?¿De verdad crees que van a hacer que se apruebe la ley cuando la mitad de los delegados esten de vacaciones?
They railroaded the measure through Parliament hoping that no one would notice.Hicieron que se aprobara la medida en el Parlamento esperando que nadie se diera cuenta.
3. (to coerce)
a. avasallar
Don't let Jim railroad you into doing his homework.No dejes que Jim te avasalle para que le hagas la tarea.
b. obligar apresuradamente
Stefanie's aunt railroaded her into watching her kids.La tía de Stefanie le obligó apresuradamente a cuidar de sus hijos.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de ferrocarril (invariable)
Three men were still working on the railroad track although it was late.Todavía había tres hombres trabajando en la vía de ferrocarril aunque era tarde.
b. ferroviario
I was speaking on my cell when we went into a railroad tunnel and I got cut off.Estaba hablando por celular cuando entramos en un túnel ferroviario y la llamada se cortó.
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