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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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