Metro in english
Subway
pronunciation: sʌbweɪ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: sʌbweɪ part of speech: noun
In gestures
metro1 = metre [meter, -USA].
Example: The shelves are constructed from one metre module designed to take a load of 90 kg.more:
» dos metros bajo tierra = six feet under .
Example: You may hear once in a while where someone had a close encounter with death, but they never made it six feet under -- death is something we can escape easily.» metro cuadrado (m²) = square metre (sq. m.) .
Example: The architect's brief specifies that every square metre that funds will allow should be allocated.» metro cúbico = cubic metre .
Example: Using computing technology it would, in fact, be possible to store all the books published in the world within the space of 1 cubic meter.» metros lineales = linear footage .
Example: This article presents running costs and linear footage of different offices.» metros útiles = square footage .
Example: Major findings are that square footage and seating were all directly correlated with size, type, and complexity of institutions.metro, el2 = subway system, the ; subway, the ; underground train ; subway train ; tube, the ; underground, the ; MTR, the.
Example: Obviously I would have to have a large scale map of the New York subway system ready to show children who did not know about it.Example: Slake ran frantically to the safety of the subway once more.Example: There are a number of options for reaching the Conference Centre, including underground train, bus and taxi.Example: In this chapter we are told about Willis Joe Whinny, the motorman who drives the subway train that eventually almost kills Slake, but who instead rescues him from his underground life.Example: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left.Example: The underground is the best place to find buskers.Example: The setting up of women-only train compartments is definitely the best solution in solving the problem of indecent assaults in the MTR.more:
» estación de metro = metro station ; subway station .
Example: This article discusses the results of a survey of users of the Metro McGill Library situated on the pedestrian walkway of the McGill metro station, Montreal, Quebec. Example: The Bibliotheque Metro McGill is a public library located in the McGill subway station on the Montreal underground railway.» plano del metro = subway map .
Example: The MetaMap is a pedagogical tool in the form of a subway map, the goal of which is to help people understand metadata standards, sets, and initiatives related to information studies.» trabajador del metro = tube worker .
Example: A tube worker was shocked to wake up to find a fox trying to tug at his trousers legs after he fell asleep at a bus stop following a heavy night out.