operación
sustantivo femenino
| 1. | [generalmente]
operation
operación quirúrgica (surgical) operation |
| 2. | COM transaction |
| Operación Retorno |
| At the end of major holiday periods (bank holiday weekends, Easter and the month of August) huge efforts are made to reduce the number of accidents and traffic jams as Spanish holiday-makers head home from the coasts and mountains. Known as Operación Retorno, this exercise involves many special measures: for example, road works can be suspended for the weekend, and in congested areas heavy lorries can be kept off the roads, while helicopters are used to observe progress and spot problem areas. The success (or otherwise) of the enterprise is usually front-page news the following Monday. |
