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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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I [reɪl] 1. сущ.1) перила, поручни; ограда, ограждениеHe was holding onto a rope that served as a rail. — Он держался за канат, который служил перилами.
Syn:2) обычно мн. рельс; железнодорожный путьthird rail ж.-д. — контактный рельс; токопроводящий рельс
He travelled by rail to his home town. — В свой родной город он поехал на поезде.
The coal train ran off the rails. — Поезд с углём сошёл с рельсов.
Syn:3)а) рейка, перекладинав) вешалка ( в виде рейки)4) амер. железнодорожникSyn:5) ( rails) эк.; = rail sharesSyn:••2. гл.third rail полит. — тема, которой опасно касаться
1) = rail off / in обносить оградой, огораживать, отгораживать (забором, перилами и т. п.)The garden was railed off from the road. — Сад был отделён от дороги оградой.
The farmers railed in their land. — Фермеры огородили свои земли.
Syn:fence 2.2)а) перевозить или отправлять (что-л.) поездомI railed my car to Scotland. — Я переправил свою машину в Шотландию по железной дороге.
б) прокладывать рельсы, строить железную дорогув) = rail it путешествовать по железной дорогеWe rail to Munich tomorrow. — Завтра мы поездом отправляемся в Мюнхен.
•Syn:railroad 2.II [reɪl] гл.1) браниться, ругаться2) ругать, бранить; жаловаться, сетоватьIt's no good railing against / at / on fate. — Нечего сетовать на судьбу.
Syn:III [reɪl] сущ.; зоол.водяной пастушок ( птица); погонышIV [reɪl] сущ.; разг.Syn:
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