railroad

Spanish translation: los ferrocarriles

04:18 Nov 2, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents
English term or phrase: railroad
„h (d) Only a railroad, a person that may be a debtor under chapter 7 of this title (except a stockbroker or a commodity broker), and an uninsured State member bank, or a corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, which operates, or operates as, a multilateral clearing organization pursuant to section 409 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 may be a debtor under chapter 11 of this title. (COULD RAILROAD BE TRANSLATED AS "veredicto injusto" IN THIS CONTEXT?
norma
Spanish translation:los ferrocarriles
Explanation:
Hola,
Se refiere a los ferrocarriles considerados como una empresa de transportes. eso es el sentido y no el otro como entendido por los colegas
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Telesforo Fernandez (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5los ferrocarriles
Telesforo Fernandez (X)
4 +1empresa feroviaria
blancav
4 +1empresa ferroviaria
Sery
5 -1Veredicto injusto
Patricia Posadas
4 -1en un caso de veredicto indebido
mtpringle


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en un caso de veredicto indebido


Explanation:
Need more context to confirm. But this is an start.

mtpringle
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disagree  Telesforo Fernandez (X): if it was written 'only in case of a railroad" it perhaps, would have meant what you say.
2 hrs
  -> Con las notas del contexto acepto que es compañias de ferrocarriles
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los ferrocarriles


Explanation:
Hola,
Se refiere a los ferrocarriles considerados como una empresa de transportes. eso es el sentido y no el otro como entendido por los colegas

Telesforo Fernandez (X)
Local time: 19:26
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gracias
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Veredicto injusto


Explanation:
Efectivamente.

Mira esta definición de 'to railroad' que viene el el diccionario Wordsmyth

2. (informal) to accuse or convict (someone) unjustly, esp. with inadequate evidence.


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Patricia Posadas
Spain
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Spanish
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disagree  Telesforo Fernandez (X): here railroad is a noun and not a verb
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empresa feroviaria


Explanation:
in this case it clearly refers to 'railroad' an entity that could be liable

blancav
Spain
Local time: 14:56
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Sery
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empresa ferroviaria


Explanation:
Estoy de acuerdo con los que han aportado este término o parecido. Tal vez si Norma nos cita la ley de que habla el texto podríamos comprender mejor el sentido.

Saludos, Sery




Sery
Local time: 08:56
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agree  mgonzalez (X)
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