shunted them forward

Spanish translation: los empujó / los chocó y los empujó / colisionó con ellos y los empujó hacia adelante

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English term or phrase:shunted them forward
Spanish translation:los empujó / los chocó y los empujó / colisionó con ellos y los empujó hacia adelante
Entered by: EirTranslations

12:36 Nov 27, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Medical (general) / car accxident
English term or phrase: shunted them forward
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They were waiting to get onto the dual carriageway when a car came from behind and shunted them forward into the oncoming traffic.
He was jolted forward and back and eventually after a day or so he started getting pain in his neck and both shoulders.
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los empujó / los chocó y los empujó / colisionó con ellos y los empujó hacia adelante
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 02:19
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4 +1los empujó / los chocó y los empujó / colisionó con ellos y los empujó hacia adelante
Rafael Molina Pulgar
3y nos metió en el carril contrario//entre los coches/el tráfico que venía(n)/ en dirección contraria
Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes


  

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los empujó / los chocó y los empujó / colisionó con ellos y los empujó hacia adelante


Explanation:
suerte.

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 02:19
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 317
Grading comment
thx

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agree  Manuel Locria
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shunted them forward into the oncoming traffic
y nos metió en el carril contrario//entre los coches/el tráfico que venía(n)/ en dirección contraria


Explanation:
[...] nos dio por detrás y del golpe nos metió en el carril contrario.
Fuera de España, en lugar de "coches", "carros" o algún otro sinónimo.

Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
Spain
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 104
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