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conflictos viales

English translation: traffic disturbances

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Spanish term or phrase:conflictos viales
English translation:traffic disturbances
Entered by: Sara Pacheco

19:50 Apr 23, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Spanish term or phrase: conflictos viales
Decenas de fans se acercaron al área para saludar a sus ídolos, ocasionando tumultos y una serie de conflictos viales.

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Sara Pacheco
Uruguay
Local time: 21:47
traffic tieups, problems
Explanation:
Ya

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Note added at 14 minutos (2008-04-23 20:04:14 GMT)
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traffic disturbances, bottlenecks, stoppages, etc.
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 18:47
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Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5traffic jams, congestion
Margaret Schroeder
5traffic tieups, problems
Henry Hinds
4 -1street disturbances
bcsantos


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
street disturbances


Explanation:
Hope this helps

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 02:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Henry Hinds: No, this would imply riots, and what we have here are merely traffic problems.
4 mins
  -> I did think of traffic jams but the word 'conflicto' somehow did not fit in.
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
traffic tieups, problems


Explanation:
Ya

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Note added at 14 minutos (2008-04-23 20:04:14 GMT)
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traffic disturbances, bottlenecks, stoppages, etc.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 18:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 40
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Thanks!
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
traffic jams, congestion


Explanation:
These are the terms I would expect to see in a comparable English-language text.

Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 18:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sergio Gaymer
0 min
agree  Robin Kongialis
26 mins
agree  LiaBarros
42 mins
agree  ael
1 hr
agree  MSuderman
2 hrs
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