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1 railway
railway ['reɪlweɪ]1 noun(a) (system, organization) chemin m de fer;∎ I'd never travelled by Russian railway or on the Russian railways je n'avais jamais pris le train en Russie;∎ he works on the railways il est cheminot(bridge, traffic, link, tunnel) ferroviaire; (company) ferroviaire, de chemin de fer; (journey, travel) en train; (employee, union) des chemins de fer►► railway carriage wagon m, voiture f;railway crossing passage m à niveau;railway cutting traversée f en déblai;railway embankment remblai m;railway engine locomotive f;railway engineer ingénieur m des chemins de fer;railway guide indicateur m des chemins de fer;railway network réseau m ferroviaire ou de chemin de fer;railway signal signal m ferroviaire;railway strike grève f des chemins de fer;railway system réseau m ferroviaire ou de chemin de fer;railway ticket billet m de train;railway timetable horaires mpl des chemins de fer;railway track voie f ferrée;railway yard dépôt m -
2 railway
railway [ˈreɪlweɪ]* * *['reɪlweɪ] 1.GB Railways noun1) ( network) chemin m de fer2) (also railway line) ligne f3) ( line) voie f ferrée4) ( company) compagnie f des chemins de fer2. -
3 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) expliquer2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) expliquer•- explanatory - explain away -
4 study
1. verb1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) étudier2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) examiner2. noun1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) étude2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) étude3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) bureau
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