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1 railroad
noun ((American) a railway.) caminho de ferro* * *rail.road[r'əilroud] n Amer via férrea, estrada de ferro, tudo que diz respeito a ferrovias. • vt+vi 1 remeter ou transportar por via férrea. 2 trabalhar em estrada de ferro. 3 coll dar andamento (a um projeto de lei, por exemplo) de forma precipitada, sem analisá-lo devidamente. 4 Amer sl julgar e condenar rapidamente. 5 convencer enganosamente. -
2 railroad
noun ((American) a railway.) ferrovia, estrada de ferro -
3 rail
[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.) barra2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) carril2. 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.) gradear- railing- railroad
- railway
- by rail* * *railroad, railway————————rail1[reil] n 1 grade, parapeito, balaústre, barreira. 2 barra ou varão (de grade ou cerca). 3 corrimão. 4 trilho de estrada de ferro ou de uma máquina. 5 a própria estrada de ferro, como meio de transporte. 6 Naut amurada. • vt 1 prover com grade, barreira ou trilhos. 2 cercar, circundar. 3 despachar por via férrea. 4 viajar por via férrea. by rail por estrada de ferro, de trem. guard rail grade protetora. off the rails a) desorganizado, desarranjado. b) louco, demente. c) degenerado (moralmente). to get, go/ run off the rails a) descarrilhar. b) fig rebelar-se. to jump the rails descarrilhar. to rail in/ off cercar com grades.————————rail2[reil] vt+vi ralhar, xingar, dizer insultos ou palavras afrontosas, injuriar (at, against, on). -
4 yard
I noun((often abbreviated to yd) an old unit of length equal to 0.9144 metres.) jarda.II noun1) (an area of (enclosed) ground beside a building: Leave your bicycle in the yard; a school-yard; a courtyard.) pátio2) (an area of enclosed ground used for a special purpose: a shipyard; a dockyard.) recinto* * *yard1[ja:d] n 1 jarda (91,4 cm). 2 Naut verga.————————yard2[ja:d] n 1 pátio, área (junto ou ao redor de uma casa, colégio, etc.), terreiro, quintal. 2 cercado, curral, viveiro. 3 depósito (de materiais). • vt pôr em um cercado ou viveiro, encurralar. back yard quintal. church yard cemitério. dock yard estaleiro. farm yard chácara, sítio. front yard jardim fronteiro (a uma casa). lumber yard depósito de madeira. railway yard, railroad yards pátio de estrada de ferro. -
5 rail
[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.) viga, barra2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) trilho2. 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.) cercar- railing- railroad - railway - by rail
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railroad track — noun a line of track providing a runway for wheels he walked along the railroad track • Syn: ↑railroad, ↑railway • Derivationally related forms: ↑railroad (for: ↑railroad) … Useful english dictionary
railroad line — noun line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight • Syn: ↑railway, ↑railroad, ↑railway line, ↑railway system • Derivationally related forms: ↑railroad… … Useful english dictionary
railroad station — noun terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑railway station, ↑railroad terminal, ↑train station, ↑train depot • Hypernyms: ↑terminal, ↑terminus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
railroad siding — noun a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑siding, ↑turnout, ↑sidetrack • Hypernyms: ↑railroad track, ↑railroad, ↑railway … Useful english dictionary
railroad tie — noun one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track the British call a railroad tie a sleeper • Syn: ↑tie, ↑crosstie, ↑sleeper • Hypernyms: ↑brace, ↑bracing • Part … Useful english dictionary
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railroad worm — noun larvae bore into and feed on apples • Syn: ↑apple maggot, ↑Rhagoletis pomonella • Hypernyms: ↑fruit fly, ↑pomace fly • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhagoletis, ↑genus Rhagoletis … Useful english dictionary
