this translation of English is not correct. "apurada" doesn't translate "in a hurry" at all...

yes it does. Apurado can mean the same as con prisa, in a hurry. This meaning of the word is not that common in Spain but it's absolutely right.

See the 4th meaning of the word here
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/Srvl...3&LEMA=apurado

it's not in my Maraval...

When you say "in Spain"", you mean it's common elsewhere?

Besides the English "escalator" means a "mechanical staircase", does "escalera" also include this type of staircases?

Yes, when I say "in Spain" I mean it's common in some countries of South America, but as I'm Spanish I don't know where exactly. ;)

About the escalator ... There I think you're right, I think it should be "escaleras mecánicas". ^^

"Globñol", then...That may explain why my beloved Maraval-Pompidou doesn't know it.
I consider it my best dictionary from French ever, though, and it contains a lot of South American phrases and words...

Maybe you could create a purely "Spanish" variant?

Why globñol? :P Anything that appears in the www.rae.es is accepted as pure Spanish, no matter how common it is or where it is used ;)

I was joking...

As there appears to be no objection from the owner, I'm changing

la escalera
to
las escaleras mecánicas