railroad

ferrovia, linea ferroviaria

Percorso formato da binari metallici su cui viaggiano i treni.

In inglese semplice: A route made of metal tracks that trains travel along.

• The railroad runs beside the river.
• We crossed the railroad near the station.
• An old railroad connected the two towns.

Sinonimi: railway, railway line

Espressioni comuni: railroad track, cross the railroad, railroad crossing

ferrovia, rete ferroviaria

Sistema di trasporto formato da treni, binari e stazioni.

In inglese semplice: A transport system of trains, tracks, and stations.

• The railroad carries both people and goods.
• The country expanded its railroad network.
• Heavy snow disrupted the railroad system.

Sinonimi: railway

Espressioni comuni: national railroad, railroad system, railroad network

compagnia ferroviaria

Azienda che possiede e gestisce linee ferroviarie e le relative attrezzature.

In inglese semplice: An organization that owns and runs train lines and related equipment.

• The railroad owns several stations.
• Two smaller railroads merged last year.
• She bought shares in a regional railroad.

Sinonimi: railway company

Espressioni comuni: private railroad, railroad company, railroad owner

procedura affrettata

Procedura portata avanti troppo in fretta, senza riflettere abbastanza o discutere in modo equo.

In inglese semplice: A process pushed through too quickly, without enough thought or fair discussion.

• The hearing was a railroad from start to finish.
• She called the rushed approval a complete railroad.
• The lawyers turned the signing process into a railroad.

Espressioni comuni: a complete railroad, a procedural railroad

estromettere, cacciare

Costringere qualcuno ad andarsene rapidamente da un luogo.

In inglese semplice: If people do this to you, they force you to leave quickly.

• They railroaded him out of his job.
• The board tried to railroad her out of office.
• He feared they would railroad him away before the meeting.

Come si usa: railroad someone out of something (They railroaded the chair out of office.)

Sinonimi: force out, oust

Espressioni comuni: railroad someone out, railroad someone away

far incarcerare ingiustamente

Far mandare qualcuno in prigione attraverso un procedimento giudiziario ingiusto.

In inglese semplice: To make someone go to prison through an unfair legal process.

• The police railroaded an innocent man.
• She claimed her brother had been railroaded into prison.
• False evidence helped railroad him into jail.

Come si usa: railroad someone into prison (They used false evidence to railroad him into prison.)

Sinonimi: frame

Espressioni comuni: railroad someone into prison, railroad an innocent person

gestire una ferrovia

Gestire un’impresa che trasporta persone o merci con i treni.

In inglese semplice: To run a transport business using trains.

• The company hoped to railroad more efficiently.
• They railroaded for profit across the region.
• Private firms can railroad badly too.

Espressioni comuni: railroad efficiently, railroad for profit

lavorare nelle ferrovie

Avere un impiego presso una compagnia ferroviaria.

In inglese semplice: To have a job with a train company.

• My grandfather railroaded for forty years.
• She used to railroad for a freight company.
• He began railroading when he was twenty.

Come si usa: railroad for someone (He railroaded for a regional train company.)

Espressioni comuni: railroad for someone, railroad for years