orden (primer, segundo, tercer)

English translation: primary, secondary and tertiary roads

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Spanish term or phrase:orden (primer, segundo, tercer)
English translation:primary, secondary and tertiary roads
Entered by: Antonella Perazzoni

14:01 Feb 10, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Description of a walk
Spanish term or phrase: orden (primer, segundo, tercer)
"A 500 metros del pueblo la carretera de tercer orden se convierte en una de segundo orden. Doblo hacia la derecha y a dos kilómetros del pueblo se desemboca en una carretera de primer orden o general."

It's the description of a walking route and is for UK English, so I'm not sure whether these would equate to A/B/C roads or whether it is a more general categorisation about the state of the road, in which case I'm thinking of opting for class as in "first class", "second class", "third class"...?

What do others think, please?
Many thanks
Comunican
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:17
primary, secondary and tertiary roads
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Antonella Perazzoni
Argentina
Local time: 10:17
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Many thanks Antonella and agreers - especially Matt Robinson whose link clinched it for me!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4primary, secondary and tertiary roads
Antonella Perazzoni
4primary, secondary, tertiary
Nayrim (X)
3rate (first, second third)
Steven Huddleston
3First line road (Second line road; Third line road)
Ninoslav Matijevic


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
primary, secondary and tertiary roads


Explanation:
My try

Example sentence(s):
  • Argentina road network shapefiles with basic attributes for primary (national), secondary (province) and tertiary (rural) roads. Data derived from datasets provided by Argentina’s Ministry of Transport and National’s Road Directorate, modified by clea

    https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/argentina-road-network-primary-secondary-and-tertiary-roads
Antonella Perazzoni
Argentina
Local time: 10:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks Antonella and agreers - especially Matt Robinson whose link clinched it for me!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  matt robinson: https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Types_of_road_and_...
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agree  philgoddard
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agree  Yvonne Gallagher
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agree  Lisa McCarthy
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
rate (first, second third)


Explanation:
I am assuming the author is describing how road conditions gradually improve as one comes closer to town, perhaps coming from a rural area. For example, a third rate road can be a dirt or unpaved country road, a second rate road is a paved but poorly maintained, single lane road that generally lacks proper signage, and a first rate road is well paved and maintained, with painted lines for multiple lanes and ample signage.

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Note added at 31 mins (2021-02-10 14:32:00 GMT)
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Sorry about the missing comma (first, second, third) rate

Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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primary, secondary, tertiary


Explanation:
I believe that because the author is describing roads of Spanish categorisation (https://www.cnae.com/blog/index.php/clasificacion-carreteras... it is a good idea to use the equivalent EU denomination (https://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/specialist/knowle... I would avoid using local terms like A, B, C roads.

Nayrim (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  patinba: This should be an "agree" as it replicates an earlier answer.
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First line road (Second line road; Third line road)


Explanation:
Or, "First line highway (Second line highway; Third line highway)".

https://www.spacelist.ca/listings/303290/on/ottawa/for-sale/...

Ninoslav Matijevic
Serbia
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
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