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JCDenton Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
Bus to the gate.
Hey Guys,
I just saw a movie, where one cop describes to other one, how an attendant of an "impound lot" figured out, that one car, from his parking lot, was stolen. I just wanna ask you for the clarification of one sentence, which I did not understand. Here is the transcript...
- He got here about 10:00.
- Saw the bus to the gate at auto lot.
- Realized all the keys in the lockbox were missing.
Please what does it mean "bus to the gate" ?? During the digging over the internet I found out, that term "bus gate" could refers to the special gate, which is situated at the many parking lots and which let you through only if you have valid ticket....But I am not sure. In the context of the movie, it wasn't clear what the "bus gate" could be.
- Or could be "bus to the gate" just an crossbar or a sneck?? You know, just an device, which holds parts of the gate together...
Thank you in advance and many thanks for this phorum.
with regards
JCD.
I just saw a movie, where one cop describes to other one, how an attendant of an "impound lot" figured out, that one car, from his parking lot, was stolen. I just wanna ask you for the clarification of one sentence, which I did not understand. Here is the transcript...
- He got here about 10:00.
- Saw the bus to the gate at auto lot.
- Realized all the keys in the lockbox were missing.
Please what does it mean "bus to the gate" ?? During the digging over the internet I found out, that term "bus gate" could refers to the special gate, which is situated at the many parking lots and which let you through only if you have valid ticket....But I am not sure. In the context of the movie, it wasn't clear what the "bus gate" could be.
- Or could be "bus to the gate" just an crossbar or a sneck?? You know, just an device, which holds parts of the gate together...
Thank you in advance and many thanks for this phorum.
with regards
JCD.
Top answer
Was this the combined CSI/Without a Trace episode? I just watched that last night, but I don't remember what he said. It's not any kind of standard idiom or expression.
- Was this the combined CSI/Without a Trace episode?
- I just watched that last night, but I don't remember what he said.
- It's not any kind of standard idiom or expression.
- I though he said something about the bus as in the thing people ride on.
- Something about how they got off the bus at the gate, but I don't remember.
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Was this the combined CSI/Without a Trace episode? I just watched that last night, but I don't remember what he said. It's not any kind of standard idiom or expression. I though he said something about the bus as in the thing people ride on. Something about how they got off the bus at the gate, but I don't remember. Don't turn yourself in knots over this one - you're sure those were his ex
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When you see someone/something to somewhere you escort them there.
It sounds as though this guy is responsible for security at this site and this looks like a list of his actions.
He arrived around 10.
He let the bus (which bus? I don't know, a bus leaving the site anyway) out of the gate.
Then he found out that the keys had been stolen.
It sounds as though this guy is responsible for security at this site and this looks like a list of his actions.
He arrived around 10.
He let the bus (which bus? I don't know, a bus leaving the site anyway) out of the gate.
Then he found out that the keys had been stolen.
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Grammar GeekWas this the combined CSI/Without a Trace episode? I just watched that last night, but I don't remember what he said. It's not any kind of standard idiom or expression. I though he said something about the bus as in the thing people ride on. Something about how they got off the bus at the gate, but I don't remember. Don't turn yourself in knots over thi
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No, gate as in a thing in a fence that opens and closes to let people/vehicles/whatever through. Sometimes there may not be a physical gate at all and it is used in the sense of 'entrance to this place'. The bus stop was located near the entrance to something.
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Nona The BritWhen you see someone/something to somewhere you escort them there.
It sounds as though this guy is responsible for security at this site and this looks like a list of his actions.
He arrived around 10.
He let the bus (which bus? I don't know, a bus leaving the site anyway) out of the gate.
Then he found out that the keys h
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I don't understand why you won't accept this as a literal bus leaving through the gate. It's an impound lot. People come to collect their vehicles from it. Someone collected their bus.
Don't assume that the bus is connected to the missing keys. He just noticed that the keys were missing after dealing with the bus and its owner.
Don't assume that the bus is connected to the missing keys. He just noticed that the keys were missing after dealing with the bus and its owner.
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What the heck is a sneck?
I agree with Nona -- I don't think the sentence has some obscure menaing. You don't need to figure out an alternate meaning for "bus to the gate." He saw the bus -- accompanied or observed the bus (a vehicle that people were riding on) to the gate -- until it had reached the gate (an opening in a fence). The bus is not part of the gate. No need
I agree with Nona -- I don't think the sentence has some obscure menaing. You don't need to figure out an alternate meaning for "bus to the gate." He saw the bus -- accompanied or observed the bus (a vehicle that people were riding on) to the gate -- until it had reached the gate (an opening in a fence). The bus is not part of the gate. No need
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It's an impound lot. Drivers can only remove their vehicles under security. Someone has to let them out.
At some point - around or after dealing with the collection of a bus - he realised that all the keys in the 'lockbox' were missing. Now, what is the lockbox? As he expected there to be several keys in it I'd assume it's the box where all the site's security keys are kept. It could be t
At some point - around or after dealing with the collection of a bus - he realised that all the keys in the 'lockbox' were missing. Now, what is the lockbox? As he expected there to be several keys in it I'd assume it's the box where all the site's security keys are kept. It could be t
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Okay, I just listened to it three times.
He saw the busted gate - "busted" means broken. He saw that the gate was broken and the keys to the vehicles were missing. The bad guy had broken in, and taken the keys so he could steal one of the cars.
He saw the busted gate - "busted" means broken. He saw that the gate was broken and the keys to the vehicles were missing. The bad guy had broken in, and taken the keys so he could steal one of the cars.
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Grammar GeekOkay, I just listened to it three times.Ok, I just watched that scene again as well. You know, I was watching it with an offi
He saw the busted gate - "busted" means broken. He saw that the gate was broken and the keys to the vehicles were missing. The bad guy had broken in, and taken the keys so he could steal one of the cars.
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