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smistare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • shunt verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.
  • sort noun A particular type or kind of something.

Senses

smistare is used for these senses in English:

  • shunt (transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.
  • sort (transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.

shunt — full definition

  1. verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.
  2. verb To divert something to a less important place or role.
  3. noun A device or connection that provides an alternative path, such as for electric current or in the body.
  4. noun A minor traffic collision.

sort — full definition

  1. noun A particular type or kind of something.
  2. verb To arrange items into groups or a particular order, based on some shared quality.
  3. verb Informal: to fix a problem or deal with a task.

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