road train

Spanish translation: tren de carretera

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English term or phrase:	road train
Spanish translation:	tren de carretera
Entered by:	Ardith

21:15 May 21, 2002

English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
/ transportation of goods, vehicles

English term or phrase: road train

A tractor trailer (truck/lorry) with 3 or more trailers. Mostly found in the Australian outback, where the roads are so sparsely populated that this doesn't present a hazard to other drivers.

Ardith

tren de carretera

Explanation:
así

saludos

Selected response from:

Alfredo Gonzalez
Local time: 04:12

Grading comment

Thanks very much!
The other answers were helpful too (sorry that I can only choose one).
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

camión [o, traíler] con triple remolque

Terry Burgess

4 +2

Ver explicación

Raimundo

4 +1

tren de carretera

Alfredo Gonzalez

Convoy en carretera

Antonio Costa (X)

tren del camino / trenes de los caminos

Francisco Adell

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

camión [o, traíler] con triple remolque

Explanation:
That's what I'd suggest.
Luck!
terry

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Note added at 2002-05-21 21:27:43 (GMT)
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Sorry Ardith!
I RESTRICTED it to only 3...but as you said, it could be more. Well, you could either specify by using \"triple (3) cuádruple (4), quíntuple (5)...etc....Can they get any bigger???:-))

Exp.

Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 04:12
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 3315

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

tren de carretera

Explanation:
así

saludos

Alfredo Gonzalez
Local time: 04:12
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 2161

Grading comment

Thanks very much!
The other answers were helpful too (sorry that I can only choose one).

12 mins confidence:

tren del camino / trenes de los caminos

Explanation:
That's more general. This 3 trailer trains are common and well known in Australia and are used to transport big loads of food and other supplies to isolated ranchs and camps. Good Luck.

Francisco Adell
Mexico
Local time: 04:12
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in pair: 53

58 mins confidence:

Convoy en carretera

Explanation:
If I have understood it right, there are various truck trailers that drive together for fear. They are the main causes of deadly accidents on the roads.

Antonio Costa (X)
PRO pts in pair: 478

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Ver explicación

Explanation:
"Tren de carretera" es la denominación para este tipo de camiones típicos de Australia (Hay películas de ellos).

Convoy no sería correcto porque un convoy implica varios vehículos en caravana (convoy militar, etc.) y el tren de carretera se refiere a un único vehículo, no a varios.

Si no quieres usar "tren de carretera" puedes usar

"camión multiarticulado",
"camión multiremolque",
o
"camión-tren"

Raimundo
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 399

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