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1 train spotter
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2 spotter
spotter [ˈspɒtər]* * *['spɒtə(r)] -
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train [treɪn]1. nounb. ( = procession) file fc. ( = series) suite fd. [of dress] traîne f• to train o.s. to do sth s'entraîner à faire qchb. [+ gun, camera, telescope] braquer• where did you train? où avez-vous reçu votre formation ?4. compounds[strike] des chemins de fer• there is a very good train service to London les trains pour Londres sont très fréquents ► train set noun train m électrique (jouet)to go train-spotting observer les trains (pour identifier les divers types de locomotives) ► train wreck noun (figurative) épave f* * *[treɪn] 1.1) Railways train m; ( underground) rame fon ou in the train — dans le train
slow train — omnibus m
2) ( succession) ( of events) série f3) ( procession) (of animals, vehicles, people) file f; ( of mourners) cortège m; Military train m4) ( motion)to set ou put something in train — mettre quelque chose en train
5) (dated) ( retinue) suite fthe war brought famine in its train — fig la guerre a entraîné la famine dans son sillage
6) ( on dress) traîne f2.noun modifier [ crash, station] ferroviaire; [ timetable] des trains; [ driver, ticket] de train; [ strike] des chemins de fer3.transitive verb1) gen, Military, Sport former [staff, worker, musician] ( to do à faire); entraîner [athlete, player] ( to do à faire); dresser [circus animal, dog]to train somebody as a pilot/engineer — donner à quelqu'un une formation de pilote/d'ingénieur
2) ( aim) braquer [gun, binoculars] (on sur)3) palisser [plant, tree]4.1) gen ( for profession) être formé, étudier2) Sport s'entraîner -
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5 talent
talent ['tælənt]∎ she has great musical talent elle est très douée pour la musique, elle a un grand don pour la musique;∎ I have quite a talent for sewing je suis assez doué pour la ou en couture;∎ it's just one of my many hidden talents c'est un de mes nombreux talents cachés;∎ you have a talent for saying the wrong thing tu as le don pour dire ce qu'il ne faut pas(b) (talented person) talent m;∎ she is one of our most promising young talents c'est un de nos jeunes talents les plus prometteurs∎ he's out chatting up the local talent il est en train de draguer les minettes du coin;∎ it's an OK bar, but there's not much talent c'est pas mal comme bar, mais question mecs/nanas, ça casse pas des briques►► talent scout, talent spotter (for films) dénicheur(euse) m,f de vedettes; (for sport) dénicheur(euse) m,f de futurs grands joueurs
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train spotter — noun a person whose hobby is train spotting … Wiktionary
train spotter — see trainspotter … English dictionary
train-spotter — see trainspotter … English dictionary
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spotter — [[t]spɒ̱tə(r)[/t]] spotters N COUNT: n N A spotter of something such as trains or aeroplanes is someone whose hobby is watching and finding out about them. [BRIT] I was a devoted train spotter … English dictionary
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