comboio maldito

English translation: train from Hell

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Portuguese term or phrase:	comboio maldito
English translation:	train from Hell

12:21 Dec 13, 2013

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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / Contemporary history

Portuguese term or phrase: comboio maldito

I am translating an article about the flight of Jews from Nazi-occupied Europe. I have come across the term "o comboio maldito" a section heading dealing with the sealed train that carried refugees across Spain. "The cursed/damned train" doesn't seem appropriate, nor does "train of the damned". Any suggestions. Thanks.

Stewart Lloyd-Jones KudoZ activity Questions: 8 (none open) Answers: 5 United Kingdom
Local time: 07:54

train from Hell

Explanation:
At least indicates that hell is where they were coming from, not where they were going to

Selected response from:

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 07:54

Grading comment

In the context, this seems the most appropriate
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Summary of answers provided

3 +3

train from Hell

Douglas Bissell

1 +2

damnable/ infamous / execrable / despicable / doomed convoy (train)

Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge

death train

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

accursed train

Nick Taylor

Discussion entries: 8

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

damnable/ infamous / execrable / despicable / doomed convoy (train)

Explanation:
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Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
Brazil
Local time: 03:54
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hi. First time on here, so probably didn't provide enough context, for which I apologise. The train was carrying people to their freedom in Portugal, from where they continued to North America. Not to their death. Sorry.

12 mins confidence:

death train

Explanation:
www.amazon.com › ... › History › Europe › Belgium‎Traduzir esta página
The Twentieth Train: The True Story of the Ambush of the Death Train to Auschwitz [Marion ... The Spring of 1943 was a desperate season for the Jews of Brussels.

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 08:54
Native speaker of:

Norwegian,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hi. It was the sealed train that carried refugees from Spain to Portugal, from where most of them carried on to North America and their freedom.

50 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

train from Hell

Explanation:
At least indicates that hell is where they were coming from, not where they were going to

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 07:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 22

Grading comment

In the context, this seems the most appropriate

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Douglas.

11 hrs confidence:

accursed train

Explanation:
accursed train

Nick Taylor
Local time: 07:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 47

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