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traffic barriers

Spanish translation: guardarraíles

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:traffic barriers
Spanish translation:guardarraíles
Entered by: Gabriela Lozano

23:34 Dec 20, 2003
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
/ obras de vialidad
English term or phrase: traffic barriers
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Gabriela Lozano
Mexico
Local time: 08:28
guardarails
Explanation:
Son las bandas metálicas a orillas de los caminos que intentan devolver a la calzada a vehículos que pierden el control. ¡Suerte!
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Fabricio Castillo
Local time: 11:28
Grading comment
¡Mil gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1guardarails
Fabricio Castillo
5Vallas protectoras
AtEnEa
5barreras
Marisol Honsberg (X)
4barreras de tránsito
Graciela Carlyle


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
barreras de tránsito


Explanation:
podría referirse a las barreras de un paso a nivel, pero estando en un listado y sin más contexto, no se me ocurre otra cosa!!
suerte
grace

Graciela Carlyle
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 359
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
guardarails


Explanation:
Son las bandas metálicas a orillas de los caminos que intentan devolver a la calzada a vehículos que pierden el control. ¡Suerte!

Fabricio Castillo
Local time: 11:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2977
Grading comment
¡Mil gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan R. Migoya (X): guardara�les, si. 03-08-2006: Como apunta Luis, parece que lo correcto es "guardarraíl", con dos erres. Saludos,
51 mins
neutral  Luis Antonio de Larrauri: Ni guardarails, ni guardaraíles: ¡guardarraíles! Hay que repasar esa gramática, que son Vds. traductores... :)
956 days
  -> Mi amigo: antes de analizar gramática, sería bueno que preguntara lo que habla la gente, no las ocurrencias de los guardianes de la lengua. Gracias por la molestia.
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Vallas protectoras


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-12-21 00:00:21 (GMT)
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\"Quitamiedos\" en España.
Barreras metálicas que flanquean la mayoría de las carreteras españolas.

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Note added at 2003-12-21 00:00:35 (GMT)
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\"Quitamiedos\" en España.
Barreras metálicas que flanquean la mayoría de las carreteras españolas.

AtEnEa
Local time: 16:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 37
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
barreras


Explanation:
otra opción

Marisol Honsberg (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 53
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