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railroad ['reɪlrəʊd]1 noun∎ to travel by railroad voyager en chemin de fer∎ to railroad a bill through Parliament imposer un projet de loi au Parlement□∎ to railroad sb into doing sth faire pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse qch□ ;∎ to be railroaded into doing sth être forcé à faire qch□ ;∎ I don't want to railroad you, but… je ne voudrais pas te forcer mais…;∎ she was railroaded into this job on a fait pression sur elle pour qu'elle prenne ce poste(c) esp American familiar Law (convict by false charges) condamner à l'aide de fausses inculpations□ ; (hastily) juger sommairement□►► American railroad apartment = appartement dont les pièces sont en enfilade;railroad car wagon m -
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1 ( network) chemin m de fer ;3 ( company) compagnie f des chemins de fer.C vtr1 ○ ( push) to railroad sb into doing forcer qn à faire ; to railroad the bill through (parliament) tout faire pour faire adopter le projet de loi (par le parlement) ;2 US ( send by rail) expédier [qch] par chemin de fer ;3 ○ US ( imprison) expédier ○ [qn] en prison.
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railroad — ▪ I. railroad rail‧road 1 [ˈreɪlrəʊd ǁ roʊd] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a railway: • a railroad company 2. the railroad all the work, equipment etc connected with a train system … Financial and business terms
railroad — [[t]re͟ɪlroʊd[/t]] railroads, railroading, railroaded 1) N COUNT A railroad is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails. [AM] ...railroad tracks that led to nowhere... The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877 … English dictionary
railroad — I UK [ˈreɪlˌrəʊd] / US [ˈreɪlˌroʊd] noun [countable] Word forms railroad : singular railroad plural railroads American 1) railroad or railroad track the metal track that trains travel on 2) [often singular] a railway system a) a railway company… … English dictionary
railroad — rail|road1 [ˈreılrəud US roud] n AmE ↑sleeper a railway or the railway ▪ The supplies were sent on the railroad. ▪ a railroad station railroad 2 railroad2 v [T] to force or persuade someone do something without giving them enough time to think… … Dictionary of contemporary English
railroad — 1 noun (C) AmE 1 a railway: The supplies were sent on the railroad. 2 the railroad all the work, equipment etc connected with a train system: He had taken a job as a ticket agent on the railroad. 2 verb (T) to force or persuade someone do… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
railroad — ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a railway. ► VERB informal 1) rush or coerce into doing something. 2) cause (a measure) to be approved quickly by applying pressure … English terms dictionary
railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… … Universalium
railroad — noun North American term for railway. verb informal 1》 rush or coerce (someone) into doing something. ↘cause (a measure) to be passed or approved quickly by applying pressure. 2》 N. Amer. send to prison unjustly. 3》 [usu. as noun railroading] … English new terms dictionary
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