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troncal

English translation: trunk lin

16:42 Jun 11, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Public Transportation System - Panama
Spanish term or phrase: troncal
The term is used throughout a document describing a public transportation system in Panama. Below are two examples:

A partir del 01-Junio-2012 la Tarifa Técnica es de TRONCAL: B/.0.574 y el Subsidio Tarifario es de B/.0.324 por pasajero troncal transportado.
• A partir del 01-Junio-2013 la Tarifa Técnica es de TRONCAL: B/.0.704, ESTUDIANTE: B/.0.306 y CORREDOR: B/.1.534 y el Subsidio Tarifario es de B/.0.454, 0.206 y
0.284 por pasajeros transportados.

None of the glossary entries seem relevant here.

"Main Line" ???
Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 08:35
English translation:trunk lin
Explanation:
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trunk%20line
Definition of TRUNK LINE. 1: a transportation system (as an airline, railroad, or highway) handling long-distance through traffic . 2. a: a main supply channel (as ...
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bigedsenior
Local time: 05:35
Grading comment
I actually went with my initially proposed "main line" here. I, like Phil, find "trunk line" strange here, especially in reference to a public transportation system. But "trunk line" does seem to be a viable option here.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3trunk lin
bigedsenior
4frontage road/lane
Hugo Rincón


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trunk lin


Explanation:
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trunk%20line
Definition of TRUNK LINE. 1: a transportation system (as an airline, railroad, or highway) handling long-distance through traffic . 2. a: a main supply channel (as ...


bigedsenior
Local time: 05:35
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 218
Grading comment
I actually went with my initially proposed "main line" here. I, like Phil, find "trunk line" strange here, especially in reference to a public transportation system. But "trunk line" does seem to be a viable option here.

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agree  neilmac
3 mins
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agree  Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTTRANSPORT...
41 mins
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agree  Phoenix III
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
frontage road/lane


Explanation:
Confirmed by an expatriate living in Panama.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontage_road

Hugo Rincón
Venezuela
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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