railroad

railroad
I 1. ['reɪlrəʊd]
nome AE
1) (network) ferrovia f.
2) (anche railroad track) binario m.
3) (company) ferrovie f.pl.
2.
modificatore AE [industry, link, accident] ferroviario; [tracks] della ferrovia
II ['reɪlrəʊd]
verbo transitivo colloq. (push)

to railroad sb. into doing — forzare qcn. a fare

to railroad a bill through — fare passare una legge in tutta fretta

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noun ((American) a railway.) ferrovia
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railroad /ˈreɪlrəʊd/
n. (USA)
1 ferrovia; strada ferrata
2 (fin., = railroad company) ferrovie (società)
● (USA) railroad car, vagone ferroviario □ (USA) railroad ferry, traghetto ferroviario □ (USA) railroad switch, scambio (dei binari) □ railroad truck, carrello ferroviario.
(to) railroad /ˈreɪlrəʊd/
v. t. (USA)
1 forzare (q.); forzare la mano a (q.)
2 (fam.) processare (q.) sommariamente; condannare (q.) ingiustamente
3 trasportare per ferrovia
● (fam.) to railroad st. through, forzare l'approvazione di qc. (un progetto, un disegno di legge, ecc.).
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I 1. ['reɪlrəʊd]
nome AE
1) (network) ferrovia f.
2) (anche railroad track) binario m.
3) (company) ferrovie f.pl.
2.
modificatore AE [industry, link, accident] ferroviario; [tracks] della ferrovia
II ['reɪlrəʊd]
verbo transitivo colloq. (push)

to railroad sb. into doing — forzare qcn. a fare

to railroad a bill through — fare passare una legge in tutta fretta


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  • Railroad — Rail road , v. t. To carry or send by railroad; usually fig., to send or put through at high speed or in great haste; to hurry or rush unduly; as, to railroad a bill through Condress. [Colloq., U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Railroad, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 300 Housing Units (2000): 116 Land area (2000): 0.626665 sq. miles (1.623054 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.626665 sq. miles (1.623054 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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