Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
carril pasante
English translation:
passign loop (UK) or passing siding (US & Canada)
Added to glossary by
Steven Huddleston
Apr 23, 2018 13:43
6 yrs ago
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Spanish term
carril pasante
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
rail transport
Term appears in a sentence from a document of calculations of weight, cost and potential problems for freight trains transporting freight in Uruguay. Sentence appears below:
Ambas terminales tienen la capacidad de ser recorridas y las locomotoras tienen un carril pasante.
My problem is with the term "carril pasante", can't find it anywhere.
Any help gratefully received.
Best wishes
Ambas terminales tienen la capacidad de ser recorridas y las locomotoras tienen un carril pasante.
My problem is with the term "carril pasante", can't find it anywhere.
Any help gratefully received.
Best wishes
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | passign loop (UK) or passing siding (US & Canada) |
Steven Huddleston
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| 4 | side track |
David Hollywood
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Apr 27, 2018 16:37: Steven Huddleston Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
&
English
Mexico
Dual-Native English & Spanish Translator
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, British, UK, US) 
, Spanish (Variants: Ecuadorian , Dominican, Latin American, Peruvian, Colombian, Uruguayan, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Argentine, Chilean, Venezuelan, Costa Rican, Mexican, Standard-Spain, US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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passign loop (UK) or passing siding (US & Canada)
There seems to be no "official" term for this, but these are used in the industry.
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks!"
48 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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79
side track
I would say in your context
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in the sense that they can go through unhindered
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or: go-through lane
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inventing a bit but that's the idea
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Note added at 53 mins (2018-04-23 14:36:07 GMT)
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in the sense that they can go through unhindered
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Note added at 55 mins (2018-04-23 14:38:34 GMT)
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or: go-through lane
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Note added at 56 mins (2018-04-23 14:39:07 GMT)
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inventing a bit but that's the idea
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