Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
marcha alto al pie
English translation:
light running
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Nov 8, 2010 14:37
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Spanish term
marcha alto al pie
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
railroad locomotives
Wild guess: high running by a foot.
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | light running |
polyglot45
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| 1 | goose step march |
Steven Huddleston
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Proposed translations
38 mins
polyglot45
Native in English
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
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light running
clearly a calque on the French "marche haut-le-pied", the correct term according to Railexic being "marcha de máquina aislada"
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Note added at 41 mins (2010-11-08 15:19:01 GMT)
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http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=g0pWGAJlvIg&feature=related
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Note added at 41 mins (2010-11-08 15:19:01 GMT)
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http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=g0pWGAJlvIg&feature=related
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Comment: "So remote I didn't even mention it!"
35 mins
Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Mexico
Dual-Native English & Spanish Translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Canadian) , Spanish (Variants: Peruvian, Colombian, Uruguayan, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Argentine, Chilean, Venezuelan, Costa Rican, Mexican, Standard-Spain, US, Ecuadorian , Dominican, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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4
goose step march
Wicked-wild guess!
Discussion
Wilder guess: running at high speed.