Cog-rail
Hi,
What is the spanish equivalent for the "cog-rail". Also I want to translate the phrase "winding it's way up the hill side". "Enrollando su camino ...." - I am stuck. Raji |
I don't think there is a specific word,so I would simply say: tren, or tranvía. The sentence would be: subiendo por la ladera de la colina, subiendo por la colina.
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Thanks Iris
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First of all, I wasn't 100% sure what you meant by cog rail. A cog railway is a railway in the mountains or going up a hill. It has cogs and the locomotive has a cogwheel, thus ensuring traction.
Maybe you can partially explain what it is: tranvía dentadaI don't know if any of those sound good in Spanish :) winding it's way up the hill side El tren culebreaba de lado a lado mientras subía la colina/pendiente/ladera. :?: |
You say trAnvía, David.
Your translation sounds a bit weird, but I cannot come with anything better that conveys the same idea as wind up. |
Is there a word for switchbacks in Spanish? This is when a road or trail goes back and forth from one side to the other to climb a hill, so that the road isn't so steep.
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It seems the best translation is camino o carretera en zigzag. At least that's what I found,not that I've ever heard it myself.
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Hmmm perhaps you could use zigzag de alguna forma para decir que the train was winding up the hill. :)
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Quote:
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Mountain train: tren de cremallera
saludos :D |
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