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rail [reɪl]1 noun(a) (bar → gen) barre f; (→ in window, on bridge) garde-fou m; (→ on ship) bastingage m; (→ on balcony) balustrade f; (→ on stairway) rampe f; (→ for carpet) tringle f;∎ towel rail porte-serviettes m inv(b) (for train, tram) rail m;∎ the live rail le rail sous tension;∎ to travel by rail voyager en train;∎ to send goods by rail envoyer des marchandises par chemin de fer;∎ it's quicker by rail! c'est plus rapide en train!;∎ to get the economy back on the rails remettre l'économie sur les rails;∎ I did my best to get him back on the rails after his breakdown j'ai fait de mon mieux pour le remettre sur pieds après sa dépression nerveuse(c) Ornithology râle m(traffic, link, tunnel) ferroviaire; (ticket, fare) de train; (journey, travel) en train; (employee, union) des chemins de fer(enclose) clôturer∎ (complain bitterly) to rail against or at pester contre;∎ she railed against her fate elle fulminait contre son sort(fencing) grille f; (in horseracing) corde f;∎ he was pushed to the rails by the other jockeys il a été forcé de tenir la corde par les autres jockeys;∎ figurative to be on the rails (in difficult situation) être sur la corde raide►► rail network réseau m ferroviaire ou de chemin de fer;rail strike grève f des chemins de fer;∎ the rail strike has affected the whole of France la grève SNCF a touché la France entière;rail transport transport m par chemin de fer ou par train;clôturerfermer (au moyen d'une barrière);∎ the end of the hall was railed off une barrière interdisait l'accès au fond de la salle -
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A n1 (for protection, support) ( in fence) barreau m ; ( on balcony) balustrade f ; (on bridge, tower) parapet m, garde-fou m ; ( handrail) rampe f ; ( on ship) bastingage m ;C modif [network, traffic, transport] ferroviaire ; [journey, travel] en train ; rail strike grève f des cheminots ; rail ticket billet m de train.to go off the rails dérailler ○.■ rail off:▶ rail [sth] off, rail off [sth] séparer [qch] par un grillage [areas] ; entourer [qch] d'un grillage [area]. -
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rail [reɪl]1. nouna. (for train) rail m2. compounds* * *[reɪl] 1.1) ( in fence) barreau m; ( on balcony) balustrade f; ( on tower) garde-fou m; ( handrail) rampe f; ( on ship) bastingage m2) ( for display) ( in shop) présentoir m3) ( for curtains) tringle f4) ( for vehicle) rail m; fig2.to go off the rails — dérailler (colloq)
rails plural noun ( on racetrack) corde f3.rail strike — grève f des cheminots
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rail mEnglish-French architecture and construction dictionary > rail
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[reil] 1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) barre, tringle2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) rail(s)2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) entourer d'une grille, d'une clôture- railing- railroad - railway - by rail -
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(train system) chemin m de fer;∎ to send goods by rail envoyer des marchandises par chemin de ferrail link liaison f ferroviaire;rail transport transport m ferroviaire -
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barre f, barre de clôture f, lierne f, lisse f, main courante f, rail m, rampe (escalier) f, traverse f, traverse (porte) f, traverse de porte fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > rail
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > rail of window
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balustre m, barreau de rampe f, poteau de balustrade m, potelet m, potelet de balustrade mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > rail post
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rail inférieur m, traverse basse fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > bottom rail
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > head rail
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