busy / occupied

Spanish translation: en uso/ocupado

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English term or phrase:busy / occupied
Spanish translation:en uso/ocupado
Entered by: patinba

14:14 Apr 21, 2021
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / railroads
English term or phrase: busy / occupied
Sin contexto. El tema es ferrocarriles. Estas son strings, quiero usar palabras distintas para "busy" y "occupied" (tampoco entiendo bien la diferencia).


Track Busy

Track Occupied

Block Occupied
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 10:40
en uso/ocupado
Explanation:
Se me ocurre, sin mucho sustento, que la vía puede estar en uso con tráfico normal, o ocupada por un tren detenido o trabajadores en la via.

De un glosario australiano:
occupancy Presence of rail traffic or track workers on track.
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patinba
Argentina
Local time: 12:40
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en uso/ocupado


Explanation:
Se me ocurre, sin mucho sustento, que la vía puede estar en uso con tráfico normal, o ocupada por un tren detenido o trabajadores en la via.

De un glosario australiano:
occupancy Presence of rail traffic or track workers on track.

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 142
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Zavala: Yes, American Heritage Dictionary: BUSY - 4. Being in use, as a telephone line.
6 mins
  -> Gracias Cristina!

agree  Eileen Brophy
2 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  MERod
20 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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Reference

Reference information:
16018221
TRANSPORT (48)
land transport [TRANSPORT > land transport]
COM
en
entry into occupied block section
COM
es
penetración en cantón ocupado
COM
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https://iate.europa.eu/search/standard/result/1619018027686/...

O G V
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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