Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
suburbano
English translation:
commuter train
Added to glossary by
Henry Hinds
Mar 26, 2009 16:47
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Native in: Dutch 
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suburbano
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un suburbano se refiere un tren regional, tipo cercanías, like a commuter train.
I'm not even sure is it partly overground or underground, if that is important.
Any nice catchy words?
Cheers
I'm not even sure is it partly overground or underground, if that is important.
Any nice catchy words?
Cheers
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | commuter train |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 | underground |
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Change log
Mar 31, 2009 14:03: Henry Hinds Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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commuter train
What you already have sounds good to me given the description.
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underground
I think a suburbano train is simply the tube or underground, which goes under (sub) the city (urban). Regards.
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neilmac
: The tube is usually called "Metro" (metropolitano urbano) in Madrid, Barcelona or Valencia...
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Yes, you are right, it was a deduction rather than a matter of fact, and I wanted to give another possibility, but thank you for your comment.
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