Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
raqueta (motoring term)
English translation:
lay/by turn
Nov 9, 2001 00:46
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term
raqueta
Spanish to English
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"El conductor se dispuso a aceeder a una zona de servicios situada en el margen izdo. de la carretera, pero no utilizó la raqueta existente para efectuar el cambio de dirección."
This took place in Spain, where people drive on the right lane.
This took place in Spain, where people drive on the right lane.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +4 | lay-by turn |
Sheilann
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| 5 +1 | loop |
Walter Lockhart Ries (X)
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| 5 -1 | lane |
Monica Colangelo
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| 4 -2 | racket |
TBQGS (X)
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Proposed translations
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lay-by turn
It's easier to describe than to find an equivalent. It means that if you are driving alng a main road and cannot turn left into the road you want, because of heavy traffic in the other direction, you will find a semi-circular layby on the right so that you can enter and then face the road you want and cross when it's safe to do so, without holding up the traffic behind you. I don't think the term is officially accepted in Academic Spanish, but it's the common expression among motorists here.
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racket
raqueta
(nf) racket
(de ping pong) bat
( ~ de nieve) snowshoe
Hope this helps,
good luck!
(nf) racket
(de ping pong) bat
( ~ de nieve) snowshoe
Hope this helps,
good luck!
Peer comment(s):
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Monica Colangelo
: no se refiere a un elemento deportivo
7 mins
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| disagree |
mgonzalez (X)
: Desde luego que no.
10 hrs
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16 mins
Monica Colangelo
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lane
simple & cute
Peer comment(s):
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mgonzalez (X)
: 'Lane' is any 'carril',even a straight one.
10 hrs
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+1
52 mins
loop
These access/exit ramps form loops, but also look like tennis raquets from above. The Rutledge Spanish Technical Dictionary translates "raqueta subterránea" as "buried loop" in the field of transport.
:-)
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mgonzalez (X)
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