rail(way) transport

le rail — rail

transport par rail — rail transport

par rail — by rail

железнодорожный подвижной состав — (railway) rolling-stock

проводить железнодорожную ветку — to build a branch line

железнодорожная ветка — branch line, branch-line

железнодорожное сообщение — railway communication; railway service

железнодорожное полотно — permanent way

железнодорожный узел — (railway) junction

железнодорожный транспорт — rail(way) transport

железнодорожная перевозка — rail transport

железнодорожное движение — railway traffic, train service

железнодорожный путь — (railway) track/line

железнодорожный указатель — railway-guide

автогужовий транспорт — road transport, haulage

автомобільний транспорт — motor transport

водний транспорт — water transport

громадський транспорт — public transport

гужовий транспорт — cartage, carting

міський транспорт — urban transport

пасажирський транспорт — passenger vehicle, passenger traffic

повітряний транспорт — air transport

десантний транспорт — landing transport ship

водный транспорт — water transport

железнодорожный транспорт — rail(way) transport

воздушный транспорт — air transport

морской транспорт — sea transport

гужевой транспорт — cartage, carting

автогужевой транспорт — road transport, haulage

автомобильный транспорт — motor transport

городской транспорт — urban transport

транспорт грузов — goods traffic

артиллерийский транспорт — train of artillery

перевозить воздушным путём — to transport by air

перевозить по железной дороге — to transport / to carry by rail(-way)

перевозить по морю — to transport by sea

demain je prends la route — tomorrow I take to the road

par la route — by road

il y a six heures de route — it's a six-hour drive

je préfère prendre la route — I prefer to go by road

routes maritimes — sea routes

la route sera longue — it will be a long journey

être sur la route de quelqu'un — to be in somebody's way

j'ai changé d'avis en cours de route — I changed my mind along the way

je me suis arrêté en cours de route — I stopped on the way

finis ta phrase, ne t'arrête pas en (cours de) route — finish your sentence, don't stop halfway through

avoir quelque chose en route — to have something underway

remettre quelqu'un sur la bonne route — to put somebody right

route du succès — road to success

faire route avec quelqu'un — to travel with somebody

se mettre en route — to set off

en route! — let's go!

la mise en route des négociations a été difficile — it was difficult to get the negotiations going

C'est une bonne route. — It's a good road.

au bord de la route — at the roadside

par la route; par route — by road

Ils ont fait la route à pied. — They did the journey on foot.

Il y a 3 heures de route. — It's a 3-hour journey.

Il y a des bouchons sur la route des vacances. — There are traffic jams on holiday routes.

faire route vers — to head towards

Je ne connais pas la route. — I don't know the way.

Est-ce qu'on a pris la bonne route? — Have we taken the right road?, Have we gone the right way?

route aérienne — air route

route maritime — sea route

la route du succès — the road to success

en route — on the way

Ils se sont arrêtés en route. — They stopped on the way.

en route! — let's go!

mettre en route — to start up

Il a mis le moteur en route. — He started the engine up.

Il s'est mis en route à cinq heures. — He set off at 5 o'clock.

en cours de route — on the way

être sur la voie d'un accord — to be on the way to an agreement

montrer la voie à quelqu'un — to show somebody the way

montrer la voie — to lead the way

ouvrir la voie à — to pave the way for

chercher sa voie — to look for one's way in life

s'engager dans une voie dangereuse — to embark on a dangerous course

les travaux sont en bonne voie — the work is progressing

la voie royale vers le pouvoir — the fast track to power

en voie de faire — in the process of doing

par voies de conséquence — consequently

espèce en voie de disparition — endangered species

pays en voie de développement — developing country

par la voie du référendum — by means of a referendum

par voie de presse — through the press

par des voie détournées — by roundabout means

par voie de mer — by sea

route à trois voies — three-lane road

‘défense de traverser les voies’ — ‘keep off the tracks’

le train entre en gare voie 2 — the train is arriving at platform 2

par voie intraveineuse — intravenously

ouvrir la voie — to open up the way

montrer la voie — to show the way

par voie aérienne — by air

par voie maritime — by sea

suivre la voie hiérarchique — to go through official channels

être en bonne voie — to be shaping up, to be going well

mettre qn sur la voie — to put sb on the right track

être en voie d'achèvement — to be nearing completion

être en voie de rénovation — to be in the process of renovation

par voie buccale; par voie orale — orally

à prendre par voie buccale — to be taken orally

par voie rectale — rectally

à voie unique — single-track

à voie étroite — narrow-gauge

route à 2 voies — 2-lane road

route à 3 voies — 3-lane road

être toujours sur les chemins — to be always on the road

se tromper de chemin — to go the wrong way

sur le chemin du retour/de l'école — on the way back/to school

le chemin le plus court pour — the quickest way to

le plus court chemin vers la paix — the shortest path to peace

faire tout le chemin à pied/en boitant — to walk/to limp all the way

cette femme fera/a fait du chemin — this woman will go/has come a long way

l'idée fait son chemin — the idea is gaining ground

prendre le chemin de la faillite — to be heading for bankruptcy

tu ne vas pas t'arrêter en si bon chemin! — don't stop when things are going so well!

le chemin de la gloire — the path of glory

le chemin de la célébrité/perdition — the road to fame/ruin

le destin l'a mis sur mon chemin — fate threw him in my path

Je suis descendu à la plage par un petit chemin. — I went down a little path to the beach.

chemin de campagne — country lane

Quel est le chemin le plus court pour aller à l'aéroport? — What's the quickest way to the airport?

en chemin; chemin faisant — on the way

Je mangerai mon sandwich en chemin. — I'll eat my sandwich on the way.

faire un bout de chemin ensemble; Nous avons fait un bout de chemin ensemble et c'est ce qui compte le plus. — We were together for a while, and that's what is most important.

mesurer le chemin parcouru — to measure the progress made

ramener qn sur le droit chemin; remettre qn dans le droit chemin — to get sb back on the straight and narrow

rentrer dans le droit chemin — to get back on the straight and narrow

rester sur le droit chemin — to keep on the straight and narrow

mezzi di produzione — means of production

per mezzo di — by means of, through

per mezzo della nuova tecnologia — by means of new technology

a mezzo corriere — by carrier

cercherò di ottenere il posto con qualsiasi mezzo — I'll try to get the job by whatever means

non c'è mezzo di fermarlo — there's no way of stopping him

ci siamo arrangiati con mezzi di fortuna — we managed as best we could

mezza bottiglia di vino — half a bottle of wine

una mezza bottiglia di vino — a half-bottle of wine

una mezza dozzina di uova — half a dozen eggs

ha lasciato mezzo panino — he left half of his sandwich

c'era mezza città al concerto — half the town was at the concert

mi ha fatto una mezza promessa — he half-promised me

aver una mezza idea di fare qc — to have half a mind to do sth

è venuto mezzo mondo — just about everybody was there

è stato un mezzo scandalo — it almost caused a scandal

me l'ha detto a mezza voce — he said it to me in an undertone

non mi piacciono le mezze misure — I don't like half measures

(medio) di mezza età — middle-aged

un uomo di mezza età — a middle-aged man

mezzo morto — half-dead

un chilo e mezzo — a kilo and a half, one and a half kilos

è l'una e mezzo — it's half past one

una volta e mezzo più grande — one and a half times bigger

nel mezzo della piazza — in the middle of the square

il sedile di mezzo — the middle seat

la porta di mezzo — the middle door

era in mezzo alla strada — he was in the middle of the road

nel bel mezzo (di) — right in the middle (of)

(fraseologia) esserci di mezzo — (ostacolo) to be in the way

quando ci sono di mezzo i numeri non ci capisco più niente — when numbers are involved I get completely lost

non voglio andarci di mezzo — I don't want to suffer for it

mettersi di mezzo — to interfere

non mettermi in mezzo! — don't drag me into it!

è meglio non porre tempo in mezzo — it'd be better not to delay

il giusto mezzo — the happy medium

non c'è una via di mezzo — there's no middle course

- a mela — half apple

una -a dozzina di uova — a half-dozen eggs

mezzo litro — a half-litre, half a litre

- a aspirina — half an aspirin

mezz'ora — half hour, half an hour

- a giornata — half day

due tazze e -a — two and a half cups

ha sei anni e mezzo — he's six and a half

un'ora e -a — an hour and a half

le due e -a — half past two

- a età — middle age

un uomo di -a età — a middle-aged man

avere una -a intenzione di fare — to have half a mind to do

fare una -a promessa a qcn. — to make a half promise to sb

nel bel mezzo della cena — right in the middle of dinner

lasciare un lavoro a mezzo — to leave a job half finished

fare a mezzo — to go halves

mezzo addormentato — half asleep

essere mezzo matto — to have screw loose

- a pensione — half board

- a stagione — = autumn or spring

il giusto mezzo — the golden mean, the happy medium

- e misure — half-measures

con ogni mezzo — by every possible means, by fair means or foul

tentare ogni mezzo — to do one's utmost

- i pubblici — public transport

a mezzo stampa — through the medium of the press

a mezzo posta — by post

vivere al di sopra dei propri -i — to live beyond one's means

mezzo pesante — heavy lorry

- i di comunicazione (di massa) — (mass) media