vial

English translation: vial = roadways or highways, as the context indicates

12:04 Apr 10, 2000
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: vial
This is the context: "Las inversiones públicas energéticas ..., detrás de las correspondientes a la vial."
It is in a document about power supply in South America. By the way, should one translate "energia" as "power" or "energy", in this context?
Rodolfo
English translation:vial = roadways or highways, as the context indicates
Explanation:
They probably have to build an access road to the plants and that investment is included in the project. As for "inversiones energéticas" I would translate this as investments in the electricity sector.

Best of luck!
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Alexandro Padres Jimenez
Local time: 05:20
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I chose your answer, but I don't really agree with the secong part of your explanation, when you say that 'energia', in this context, is electricity sector. It is a much broader context. But many thanks to all of you!
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navial = roadways or highways, as the context indicates
Alexandro Padres Jimenez
naPublic investment in energy, behind that for roads/highway infrastructure
Yolanda Broad
navial
Carol Strong (X)


  

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6 mins
vial = roadways or highways, as the context indicates


Explanation:
They probably have to build an access road to the plants and that investment is included in the project. As for "inversiones energéticas" I would translate this as investments in the electricity sector.

Best of luck!

Alexandro Padres Jimenez
Local time: 05:20
PRO pts in pair: 150
Grading comment
I chose your answer, but I don't really agree with the secong part of your explanation, when you say that 'energia', in this context, is electricity sector. It is a much broader context. But many thanks to all of you!
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11 mins
Public investment in energy, behind that for roads/highway infrastructure


Explanation:
Public investment in (sources of) energy, behind that for roads/highway infrastructure. . .


    Harper Collins SP/EN Dictionary, unabridged
Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 05:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 668
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12 mins
vial


Explanation:
Vial, properly translated, means a roadway, or road.

The enthusiastic investments made by the public

I think you're leaving out text and what you're asking cannot be properly translated with what you're providing.

Carol Strong (X)
PRO pts in pair: 30
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