train line II

1) Техника: кабельная проводка поезда

2) Железнодорожный термин: поездная магистраль

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[English Word] railroad train

[Swahili Word] treni

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] Engl.

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[English Word] train

[Swahili Word] reli

[Swahili Plural] reli

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] eng

[English Example] railroad line.

[Swahili Example] njia ya reli

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[English Word] train

[English Plural] trains

[Swahili Word] gari la moshi

[Swahili Plural] magari ya moshi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] moshi

[Terminology] railway

[Note] contemporary usage in Mombasa

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[English Word] train

[English Plural] trains

[Swahili Word] gari la moshi

[Swahili Plural] magari ya moshi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[English Example] The <b>train</b> has become full of people, therefore I think I will not be be traveling tomorrow.

[Swahili Example] <b>Gari la moshi</b> limejaa na watu, kwa hivyo ninafikiri sitakuwa ninasafiri mpaka kesho.

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[English Word] small train

[English Plural] small trains

[Swahili Word] kiberenge

[Swahili Plural] viberenge

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] berenge

[Terminology] railway

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[English Word] train

[Swahili Word] relwe

[Swahili Plural] reli

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] eng

[English Example] train line

[Swahili Example] njia ya reli

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[English Word] freight train

[Swahili Word] ngongongo

[Swahili Plural] ngongongo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] passenger car

[English Plural] passenger car

[Swahili Word] gari la abiria

[Swahili Plural] magari ya abiria

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] abiria

[Terminology] railway

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[English Word] travel by train

[Swahili Word] -enda kwa gari

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] enda

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[English Word] train

[Swahili Word] -zolesha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] train (soldiers)

[Swahili Word] -amrisha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] train in good manners

[Swahili Word] -adibisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Word] adabu N

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[English Word] train

[Swahili Word] -elimisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] elimu

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[English Word] train

[Swahili Word] -ongoa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] train

[Swahili Word] -ongoza

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] give a good turn to a conversation.

[Swahili Example] ongoza maneno

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[English Word] train

[English Plural] trains

[Swahili Word] maandamano

[Swahili Plural] maandamano

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6/6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -andama

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Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword train

[English Word] train by practice

[Swahili Word] -zoeza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] zoea V

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линь (tench, line, ratlin, ratline, sea line)

линия (line, range, side, branch, crease, gabionade)

строка (line, string)

ряд (series, range, row, variety, line, sequence)

направление (direction, directing, line, trend, course, way)

очередь (queue, turn, line, round, course, tail)

строчка (line, stitching, backstitch, openwork)

черта (feature, line, dash, stroke, trace, score)

граница (Border, boundary, limit, bound, frontier, line)

шнур (cord, line, lacing, twine, tie, twist)

контур (circuit, contour, outline, path, profile, line)

амплуа (line, theatrical character)

веревка (rope, cord, string, line, lashing, tie)

установка (installation, setting, plant, mounting, adjustment, line)

штрих (stroke, touch, hatch, dash, line, trait)

реплика (replica, cue, line, speech, catchword)

шеренга (rank, line, file)

предел (limit, range, scope, bound, margin, line)

очертания (line, set, loom, lineament)

леса (scaffold, forestry, line, staging, falsework, fishing line)

линия фронта (front line, line)

хвост (tail, trail, queue, shank, train, line)

родословная (pedigree, genealogy, ancestry, lineage, bloodline, line)

экватор (equator, line)

стихи (verse, poetry, line, strain, number)

род деятельности (career, line, metier)

борозда (furrow, groove, fissure, line, trench, rut)

морщина (wrinkle, cockle, ruck, pucker, line, corrugation)

партия (part, party, game, batch, lot, line)

строка изображения (line, scan line, scanning line)

специальность (specialty, branch, line, speciality)

пограничная линия (line)

развернутый строй (line)

поведение (behavior, demeanor, conduct, actions, action, line)

нотная линейка (line)

образ действий (manner, conduct, mode, line)

генеалогия (genealogy, pedigree, stemma, line)

происхождение (origin, descent, birth, Genesis, background, line)

мера длины (ell, rod, perch, line, Pole)

брехня (lies, jazz, line)

беззастенчивое преувеличение (line)

слова роли (lines, line)

занятие (employment, occupation, class, exercise, business, line)

линейный (linear, line, lineal, unshaded)

проводить линию (draw the line, line, draw)

набивать (fill, stuff, line, tamp, pack, print)

выстраивать в линию (line, align, aline, rank)

выстраиваться в линию (line, rank)

устанавливать (install, set, establish, place, mount, line)

облицовывать (veneer, revet, coat, face, line, brick)

подбивать (tamp, incite, line, shoe, resoluble, resole)

выкладывать (lay out, put out, line)

выстраивать в ряд (rank, range, line)

выстраиваться в ряд (rank, range, line)

линовать (rule, line)

разлиновывать (line)

футеровать (line, fettle)

покрывать (cover, coat, spread, case, shield, line)

класть на подкладку (line)

наносить линии (line)

выстраивать в шеренгу (line)

покрывать изнутри (line)

обивать изнутри (line)

наполнять (fill, refill, fill up, imbue, charge, line)

тянуться вдоль (line, line up)

стоять вдоль (line)

1) автопоезд

2) рычажный механизм

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- active valve train

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• волочить

• дышло лафета

• каретка

• система скользящих по валу шестерен

• тащить

train [tʀɛ̃]

1. masculine noun

   a. train

• train omnibus/express/rapide slow/express/fast train

• train direct direct train

• train à vapeur/électrique steam/electric train

• train de marchandises/voyageurs goods/passenger train

• train auto-couchettes car-sleeper train

• le train de Paris the Paris train

• train à grande vitesse high-speed train

• les trains de neige the winter-sports trains

• il est dans ce train he's on this train

• mettre qn dans le train or au train (inf) to see sb off at the station

• prendre le train to travel by train

• monter dans or prendre le train en marche to get on the moving train ; (figurative) to jump on the bandwagon

   b. ( = allure) ralentir/accélérer le train to slow down/speed up

• aller bon train to make good progress

• les langues des commères allaient bon train the old wives' tongues were wagging away

• il allait à un train d'enfer he was going flat out (inf)

• au train où il travaille at the rate he's working

• au train où vont les choses

• à ce train-là the rate things are going

   c. ( = série) [de mesures, réformes] batch

   d. ( = partie) train avant/arrière front/rear wheel-axle unit

• train de devant [d'animal] forequarters

• train de derrière [d'animal] hindquarters

   e. (locutions)

► en train

• mettre qn en train ( = l'égayer) to put sb in good spirits

• je suis long à me mettre en train le matin it takes me a long time to get going (inf) in the morning

• mise en train [de travail] starting up

• aller bon train [rumeurs] to be rife► en train de faire qch

• être en train de faire qch to be doing sth

• être en train de regarder la télévision to be watching television

• j'étais juste en train de manger I was eating

• on l'a pris en train de voler he was caught stealing

2. compounds

► train d'atterrissage undercarriage

► train express régional regional fast train

► train fantôme ghost train

► train postal mail train

► train routier road train

► train de vie lifestyle

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nom masculin

1) Chemin de Fer train

2) ( convoi) train

3) ( série) series (+ v sg)

4) ( enchaînement) train

5) ( allure) pace

6) Zoologie

7) (colloq) ( de personne) backside (colloq)

8) Armée

en train locution

1) ( en forme)

2) ( en marche)

3) ( en cours)

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- train d'atterrissage

- train électrique

- train de vie

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1)

2) CHEMINS DE FER train

3) (= allure) pace

4) (= ensemble) set

5) (autres locutions)

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train

A nm

1 Rail train; prendre le train de 21 heures to take the 9 pm train; monter/être dans le train to get/to be on the train; descendre du train to get off the train; mettre qn dans le train to put sb on the train; accompagner qn au train to see sb off at the station; par le or en train [voyager, transporter] by train; préférer le train à l'avion to prefer train travel to flying; ⇒ marche, vache;

2 ( convoi) train; train de péniches train of barges;

3 ( série) series; train de mesures/d'économies series of measures/of economies;

4 ( enchaînement) train; le train des événements the train of events;

5 ( allure) pace; accélérer/ralentir le train to speed up/to slow down; aller bon or grand train ( marcher vite) to walk briskly; aller bon train [rumeurs] to be flying around; [ventes, affaires] to be going well; [conversation] to flow easily; [équipage, voiture] to be going quite fast; au train où l'on va/vont les choses (at) the rate we're going/things are going; aller son train [affaire] to be getting on all right; aller son petit train [personne, affaire, négociations] to go peacefully along; à fond de train○ at top speed; ⇒ mener;

6 Zool train de derrière hindquarters; train de devant forequarters;

7 ○( de personne) backside○;

8 Mil le train corps of transport GB, transportation corps US.

B en train loc

1 ( en forme) être en train to be full of energy; ne pas être en train not to have much energy;

2 ( en marche) mettre qch en train to get [sth] started ou going [processus, travail]; se mettre en train gén to get going; Sport to warm up; j'ai du mal à me mettre en train le matin I have a hard job getting going in the morning; mise en train Sport warm-up; la mise en train d'un projet getting a project under way;

3 ( en cours) être en train de faire to be doing; j'étais en train de dormir/lire I was sleeping/reading.

train arrière Aut back axle assembly; train d'atterrissage undercarriage; sortir le or son train d'atterrissage to lower the undercarriage; train avant Aut front axle assembly; Aviat nose (landing) gear; train baladeur Aut sliding gear; train de bois raft; train électrique ( jouet simple) toy train; ( modèle réduit) model train; ( jeu avec accessoires) train set; train d'engrenages Mécan train of gears, gear train; train fantôme ghost train; train de laminoirs Tech mill train; train de neige Transp train to ski resorts; train d'ondes Phys wave train; train de pneus Aut set of tyres GB ou tires US; train roulant Aut running gear; train de rouleaux Ind roller path; train de roulement Aut undercarriage; train routier Transp articulated lorry GB, tractor-trailer US; train sanitaire hospital train; train de sénateur hum stately pace; aller son train de sénateur to go at a stately pace; train spatial linked-up spacecraft (+ v pl); train de tiges ( pour forage) string; train de vie lifestyle; réduire son train de vie to live more modestly.

faire le petit train to do the conga; un train peut en cacher un autre fig be on your guard.

[trɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [convoi] train

2. [moyen de transport]

3. [voyageurs] train

4. [file de véhicules] line (of cars)

5. [ensemble, série] set, batch

10. INFORMATIQUE [de travaux] stream

1. [allure] pace

a. [marcheur, animal] to quicken the pace

b. [véhicule] to speed up

aller bon train [en marchant] to walk at a brisk pace

a. [marcher] to jog along

b. [agir posément] to do things at one's own pace

2. [manière de vivre]

3. SPORT [dans une course - de personnes, de chevaux] pacemaker

2. (familier) [fesses] backside

a. [le suivre partout] to stick to somebody like glue

b. [le prendre en filature] to tail ou to shadow somebody

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en train locution adjectivale

1. [en cours]

être en train [ouvrage, travaux] to be under way

2. [personne]

a. [plein d'allant] to be full of energy

b. [de bonne humeur] to be in good spirits ou in a good mood

je ne me sens pas vraiment en train en ce moment I don't feel my usual perky self, I am not feeling especially perky at the moment

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en train locution adverbiale

1. [en route]

2. [en forme]

le repas m'avait mis en train the meal had put me in good spirits

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en train de locution prépositionnelle

l'opinion publique est en train d'évoluer public opinion is changing

line [laɪn]

ligne ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e), 1 (j)-(o), 1 (r), 1 (v) trait ⇒ 1 (a) ride ⇒ 1 (a) rang ⇒ 1 (c) queue ⇒ 1 (c) mot ⇒ 1 (f) corde ⇒ 1 (g) tuyau ⇒ 1 (h) voie ⇒ 1 (i) frontière ⇒ 1 (p) branche ⇒ 1 (q) chaîne ⇒ 1 (s) lignée ⇒ 1 (t) border ⇒ 2 (a) régler ⇒ 2 (b) doubler ⇒ 2 (c) garnir ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d)

1 noun

(a) (mark, stroke) ligne f, trait m; (wrinkle) ride f; Mathematics, Sport & Television ligne f;

∎ to draw a line tracer ou tirer une ligne;

∎ Sport to beat sb on the line (at the finishing line) coiffer qn au poteau;

∎ to score 50 points above/below the line (in bridge) marquer 50 points d'honneur/de marche;

∎ straight line (gen) ligne f droite; Mathematics droite f;

∎ there are five lines to a stave une portée est constituée de cinq lignes;

∎ his face was covered with lines son visage était plein de rides

(b) (path) ligne f;

∎ light travels in a straight line la lumière se propage en ligne droite;

∎ it's on a line between Houston and Dallas c'est sur la ligne qui va de Houston à Dallas;

∎ the two grooves must be exactly in line les deux rainures doivent être parfaitement alignées;

∎ I don't follow your line of thinking je ne suis pas ton raisonnement;

∎ to be in the line of fire être dans la ligne de tir;

∎ line of sight or of vision ligne f de visée;

∎ let's try a different line of attack essayons une approche différente;

∎ it's all in the line of duty cela fait partie de mes fonctions;

∎ the problems I meet in the line of duty les problèmes auxquels je suis confronté dans l'exercice de mes fonctions;

∎ to be killed in the line of duty (policeman) mourir dans l'exercice de ses fonctions; (soldier) mourir au champ d'honneur;

∎ British to take the line of least resistance choisir la solution de facilité;

∎ there's been a terrible mistake somewhere along the line il s'est produit une erreur grave quelque part;

∎ I'll support them all along or right down the line je les soutiendrai jusqu'au bout ou sur toute la ligne;

∎ the population is split along religious lines la population est divisée selon des critères religieux;

∎ he reorganized the company along more rational lines il a réorganisé l'entreprise sur une base plus rationnelle;

∎ we shall take action along the lines suggested nous agirons dans le sens de ce qui a été proposé;

∎ another idea along the same lines une autre idée dans le même genre;

∎ we seem to be thinking along the same lines il semble que nous voyions les choses de la même façon;

∎ to be on the right lines être sur la bonne voie

(c) (row → side by side) ligne f, rang m, rangée f; (→ one behind another) rang m, file f; American (queue) file f (d'attente), queue f;

∎ a line of traffic une colonne de véhicules;

∎ to fall or get into line, to form a line (people) se mettre en ligne; (children) se mettre en rang; (soldiers) former les rangs;

∎ stand in line, children mettez-vous en rang, les enfants;

∎ to step into line se mettre en rang;

∎ a line of trees une rangée d'arbres;

∎ we joined the line at the bus stop nous avons fait la queue à l'arrêt de bus;

∎ they wanted to be first in line ils voulaient être les premiers dans la file d'attente;

∎ figurative he's in line for promotion il est sur les rangs pour une promotion;

∎ he's next in line for promotion la prochaine promotion sera pour lui;

∎ he's first in line for the throne c'est l'héritier du trône;

∎ to be on the line (job, reputation) être en jeu;

∎ to put one's job/reputation on the line mettre son travail/sa réputation en jeu;

∎ to lay one's reputation/life on the line (for sb/sth) mettre sa réputation/vie en jeu (pour qn/qch)

(d) figurative (conformity)

∎ it's in/out of line with company policy c'est conforme/ce n'est pas conforme à la politique de la société;

∎ it's more or less in line with what we'd expected cela correspond plus ou moins à nos prévisions;

∎ to bring wages into line with inflation actualiser les salaires en fonction de l'inflation;

∎ the rebels have been brought into line les rebelles ont été mis au pas;

∎ to fall into line with government policy accepter la politique gouvernementale;

∎ to step out of line s'écarter du droit chemin

(e) (of writing, text) ligne f; (of poem, song) vers m; (of play) réplique f;

∎ new line (in dictation) à la ligne;

∎ Computing a 20-line program un programme de 20 lignes;

∎ School she gave me 100 lines elle m'a donné 100 lignes (à faire);

∎ she quoted a line from Wordsworth elle a cité un vers de Wordsworth;

∎ I only have two lines in the whole play! je n'ai que deux répliques dans toute la pièce!;

∎ he forgot his lines il a oublié son texte;

∎ he gave me the usual line about his wife not understanding him il m'a fait son numéro habituel comme quoi sa femme ne le comprend pas;

∎ familiar to shoot a line (boast) frimer; (smooth talk) baratiner;

∎ American familiar to hand or give or pass sb a line (chat up) draguer qn

(f) familiar (letter) mot m;

∎ to drop sb a line envoyer un mot à qn

(g) (rope) corde f; Nautical bout m; Fishing ligne f; (in surveying) & Building industry cordeau m;

∎ to hang the washing on the line mettre le linge à sécher, étendre le linge;

∎ your clothes are out on the line tes vêtements sont sur la corde à linge

(h) (pipe) tuyau m; (pipeline) pipeline m

(i) British Railways (track) voie f; (single rail) rail m;

∎ the train left the line le train a déraillé

(j) (travel route) ligne f;

∎ underground line ligne f de métro;

∎ there's a new coach line to London il y a un nouveau service d'autocars pour Londres;

∎ to keep the lines of communication open maintenir ouvertes les lignes de communication;

∎ shipping line compagnie f de navigation

(k) Electricity ligne f;

∎ the power lines have been cut les lignes électriques ont été coupées;

∎ the lines are still down after the gale les lignes n'ont pas été rétablies depuis la tempête;

∎ the power station comes on line in June la centrale entre en service en juin

(l) Telecommunications ligne f;

∎ the line went dead la communication a été coupée;

∎ I was on the line to Paris je téléphonais à Paris;

∎ all the lines to London are busy toutes les lignes pour Londres sont occupées;

∎ then a voice came on the other end of the line alors une voix a répondu à l'autre bout du fil;

∎ I have Laura on the line j'ai Laura en ligne;

∎ a direct line to Washington une ligne directe avec Washington;

∎ hold the line ne quittez pas;

∎ the line is British engaged or American busy la ligne est occupée;

∎ there's someone on the line il y a quelqu'un sur la ligne;

∎ the line's very bad la communication est mauvaise;

∎ she's on the other line elle est sur l'autre ligne;

∎ Computing on line en ligne

(m) (outline) ligne f;

∎ the graceful line or lines of the new model la ligne harmonieuse du nouveau modèle;

∎ can you explain the main or broad lines of the project to me? pouvez-vous m'expliquer les grandes lignes du projet?

(n) (policy) ligne f;

∎ they took a hard or tough line on terrorism ils ont adopté une politique de fermeté envers le terrorisme;

∎ the opposition takes a harder line on this issue l'opposition a une politique plus dure sur cette question;

∎ to follow or to toe the party line suivre la ligne du parti;

∎ what line are you going to take? quel parti allez-vous prendre?;

∎ we must take a firm line with such people il nous faut être ferme avec des gens comme ça

(o) Military ligne f;

∎ they struggled vainly to hold the line ils ont vainement tenté de maintenir leur position;

∎ battle lines lignes fpl de bataille;

∎ to infiltrate enemy lines infiltrer les lignes ennemies;

∎ regiment/ship of the line régiment m/navire m de ligne

(p) (boundary) frontière f, limite f;

∎ the distant line of the horizon la ligne lointaine de l'horizon;

∎ the (dividing) line between frankness and rudeness la limite entre la franchise et l'impolitesse;

∎ to overstep the line dépasser la mesure;

∎ the poverty line le seuil de pauvreté;

∎ they crossed the state line into Nevada ils ont franchi la frontière du Nevada;

∎ to cross the Line (equator) traverser l'équateur

(q) (field of activity) branche f; (job) métier m; (field of interest) domaine m;

∎ she's in the same line (of work) as you elle travaille dans la même branche que toi;

∎ what line (of business) are you in?, what's your line (of business)? qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?;

∎ if you need anything doing in the plumbing line si vous avez besoin de faire faire des travaux de plomberie;

∎ that's not my line ce n'est pas mon rayon;

∎ that's more in Katy's line c'est plus du domaine de Katy;

∎ opera isn't really my line l'opéra n'est pas vraiment mon genre

(r) (range → of products) ligne f;

∎ a new line of office furniture une nouvelle ligne de meubles de bureau;

∎ they produce or do an interesting line in chairs ils produisent une gamme intéressante de chaises;

∎ familiar a rice pudding or something in that line un gâteau de riz ou quelque chose dans ce genre(-là)

(s) (production line) chaîne f;

∎ the new model will be coming off the line in May le nouveau modèle sortira de l'usine en mai

(t) (lineage, ancestry) lignée f;

∎ line of descent filiation f;

∎ to be descended in (a) direct line from sb descendre en droite ligne de qn;

∎ the Windsor line la lignée des Windsor;

∎ the title is transmitted by the male line le titre se transmet par les hommes;

∎ he comes from a long line of doctors il est issu d'une longue lignée de médecins

(u) familiar (information)

∎ I'll try and get a line on what actually happened j'essaierai d'avoir des tuyaux sur ce qui s'est réellement passé;

∎ the police have got a line on him la police sait des choses sur lui

(v) familiar drugs slang (of powdered drugs) ligne f

2 transitive verb

(a) (road, river) border;

∎ the avenue is lined with trees l'avenue est bordée d'arbres;

∎ crowds lined the streets la foule était ou s'était massée sur les trottoirs

(b) (paper) régler, ligner

(c) Sewing (clothes, curtains) doubler; (container, drawer, cupboard) tapisser, garnir;

∎ lined with silk doublé de soie;

∎ the tissue that lines the digestive tract la paroi interne de l'appareil digestif;

∎ you need something to line your stomach il faut que tu avales quelque chose avant;

∎ Cookery line the baking tin with pastry disposez la pâte dans le moule;

∎ walls lined with books des murs tapissés de livres;

∎ familiar to line one's (own) pockets s'en mettre plein les poches

(d) Technology (bearing) garnir, recouvrir; (brakes) garnir; (wall, furnace) revêtir, incruster; (well) cuveler;

∎ to line a shaft with metal blinder un puits;

∎ the tubes are lined with plastic l'intérieur des tubes est revêtu d'une couche de plastique

►► Marketing line addition ajout m à la ligne;

Typography line block cliché m au trait;

Computing line break saut m de ligne;

line call (in tennis) décision f du juge de ligne;

Computing line command ligne f de commande;

Finance line of credit ligne f de crédit, ligne f de découvert;

line dancing = danse de style country effectuée en rangs;

Marketing line differentiation différenciation f de ligne;

line drawing dessin m au trait;

Sport line drive (in baseball) flèche f;

Typography & Computing line end fin f de ligne;

Typography & Computing line end hyphen tiret m de fin de ligne;

line engraving gravure f au trait;

Marketing line extension extension f de ligne;

Computing line feed changement m de ligne;

American line fence clôture f;

Marketing line filling consolidation f de ligne;

line fishing pêche f à la ligne;

Typography line gauge typomètre m;

Sport line judge juge m de ligne;

Commerce line management organisation f hiérarchique;

Commerce line manager chef m hiérarchique;

line noise parasites mpl;

line organization organisation f hiérarchique;

Computing line printer imprimante f ligne à ligne;

Computing line printout imprimé m ligne à ligne;

Theatre line rehearsal lecture f collective;

Telecommunications line rental abonnement m;

Typography & Computing line space interligne m;

∎ three line spaces un triple interligne;

Typography & Computing line spacing interlignage m, espacement m de lignes;

Marketing line stretching extension f de ligne;

Typography & Computing line width longueur f de ligne

➲ line up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (put in line → objects) aligner, mettre en ligne; (→ people) faire aligner;

∎ he lined up the troops for inspection il fit aligner les hommes pour passer l'inspection

(b) (bring into alignment) aligner;

∎ the two grooves must be lined up exactly les deux rainures doivent être parfaitement alignées;

∎ he had the pheasant lined up in his sights il avait le faisan dans sa ligne de mire

(c) familiar (plan) préparer^□, prévoir^□ ;

∎ I've got a treat lined up for the kids j'ai préparé une surprise pour les gosses;

∎ he's lined up an all-star cast for his new film la distribution de son nouveau film ne comprend que des stars;

∎ have you got anyone lined up for the job? avez-vous quelqu'un en vue pour le poste?;

∎ what have you got lined up for us? qu'est-ce que vous nous préparez?

2 intransitive verb

(stand in line) s'aligner, se mettre en ligne; American (queue up) faire la queue;

∎ figurative the Liberals lined up behind the government les libéraux ont apporté leur soutien au gouvernement

1 linea; tratto, segno ( grafico); riga; fila; riga ( di parole); (mus.) rigo: (geom.) a straight line, una linea retta; a diagonal line, una linea diagonale; a horizontal line, una linea orizzontale; a vertical line, una linea verticale; a dotted line, una linea tratteggiata; a wavy line, una linea ondulata; sleek lines, linee pulite; to draw a line, tirare una riga; line of demarcation, linea di demarcazione; a line of trees [of cars], una fila d'alberi [di auto]; (geom.) convergent lines, rette convergenti; The soldiers stepped into line, i soldati si sono messi in riga; to stand in line, fare la fila; communication lines, linee di comunicazione; the first line on page 87, la prima riga a pagina 87; starting line, linea di partenza; to fall back into line, rimettersi in riga ( anche fig.); to fall out of line, rompere le righe; (mil.) to form a line, mettersi in riga

2 (trasp.) linea: bus line, linea d'autobus; railway line, linea ferroviaria; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- You need to take a Circle line train, devi prendere un treno della Circle line; (naut.) shipping line, linea (o compagnia) di navigazione

3 corda; fune; filo; (naut.) cima, gomena, sagola (= clothes-line); corda per stendere i panni: to hang the clothes on the line, stendere i panni (sulla corda); a plumb line, un filo a piombo

4 ruga: His face was covered with deep lines, aveva il viso solcato da profonde rughe

5 linea di confine; confine: the lines of one's estate, i confini dei propri possedimenti; ( USA) State line, confine di (uno) Stato

6 – (geogr.) the Line, l'equatore: to cross (o to pass) the Line, attraversare l'equatore

7 linea di condotta (o d'azione); metodo: hard (o tough) line, linea dura: to take a hard line, seguire la linea dura; non fare concessioni; He refuses to follow the party line, non vuole seguire la linea del suo partito

8 linea ( di parentela); discendenza; stirpe; famiglia; ( per estens.) serie: to descend from a noble line, essere di famiglia nobile; the Stuart line, la stirpe degli Stuart; a line of Democratic presidents, una serie di presidenti democratici

9 ( poesia) verso: We have fifty lines to learn by heart, abbiamo cinquanta versi da imparare a memoria

10 ( USA) coda ( di persone in attesa; cfr. ingl. queue)

11 (mil.) fila di tende; campo: to inspect the lines, fare un'ispezione al campo

12 (mil., = front line) prima linea; fronte: to be in the line, essere in prima linea; to go into the line, andare al fronte

13 (= phone line) linea (del telefono): We've lost the line!, è caduta la linea! ( telefonando)

14 area di attività (o d'interesse); settore (o ramo) d'affari; occupazione: What is his line ( of business)?, qual è il suo genere d'affari?; His line is leather goods, il suo ramo d'affari sono gli articoli di cuoio; That's completely out of my line, non è per nulla il mio genere d'affari; (fig.) non è cosa di cui io mi interessi (o m'intenda)

15 (market.) classe di merci; linea di prodotti; gamma; serie; articoli: a new line of accessories, una nuova gamma (o linea) d'accessori

16 [u] (org. az.) linea gerarchica; line; rapporto di gerarchia operativa

17 (comput.) riga ( di codice, di testo); linea ( elemento grafico): command line, riga di comando

18 (fam.) informazioni; notizie: I couldn't get a line on him, non sono riuscito ad avere informazioni sul suo conto

19 (= assembly line) linea (o catena) di montaggio

20 ( sport) linea: goal line, linea di porta; ( anche) linea di fondo; ( rugby) linea di meta; (= sideline, touchline) linea laterale: If the ball goes over the line, it's out of play, se il pallone supera la linea di fondo, è fuori gioco

21 (= finishing line; nelle corse) traguardo; arrivo: He was the first to cross the line, tagliò il traguardo per primo; fu il primo all'arrivo; My horse was third over the line, il mio cavallo è arrivato terzo (al traguardo)

22 (pl.) (equit.) briglie; redini

23 ( pesca; = fishing line) lenza

24 ( slang) balla; storia, storiella; fandonia: I've heard that line before, questa storiella l'ho già sentita

25 (pl.) (teatr.) battute, parte ( d'un attore): The young actress had forgotten her lines, la giovane attrice aveva dimenticato la parte; to fluff one's lines, sbagliare la battuta; impaperarsi

26 (pl.) linea; foggia; stile: This car has beautiful lines, quest'auto ha una bella linea

27 (pl.) (costr. navali) piano di costruzione; disegno; progetto

28 (pl.) (mecc.) tubi; tubazioni ( della lubrificazione, ecc.)

● (comput.) line break, interruzione di riga □ line cliché, cliché al tratto □ line counter, contarighe ( di macchina da scrivere) □ ( grafica) line cut, incisione al tratto □ line dancing, line dance ( ballo in cui si salta e ci si urta a vicenda) □ line drawing, disegno al tratto; tratteggio □ (elettr.) line driver, driver di linea □ (org. az.) line employee, impiegato d'ordine □ ( arte) line engraving, incisione al tratto □ (org. az.) line extension, ampliamento della gamma dei propri prodotti □ (mil.) line firing, fuoco di fila □ line fishing, pesca con la lenza □ (comput.) line feed, avanzamento di riga; carattere di controllo per l'avanzamento di riga □ (stat.) line graph, grafico lineare □ (polit., fig.) line in the sand, linea di demarcazione: to draw a line in the sand, decidere le condizioni definitive e inappellabili ( di un accordo, ecc.) □ ( tennis) line judge, giudice di linea □ (org. az.) line management, ‘line management’ □ (org. az.) line manager, dirigente che si occupa del prodotto principale dell'azienda; ( anche) superiore diretto □ line of action, linea d'azione; (mecc.) linea dei contatti ( di un ingranaggio) □ (mil.) line of battle, linea (o ordine, schieramento) di battaglia □ (naut., mil.) line-of-battle ship, nave da battaglia (o di linea) □ line of business, genere d'affari, settore d'attività □ ( banca) line of credit, castelletto, plafond □ (mil.) line of defences, linea fortificata □ line of fire, (mil.) linea del fuoco; ( anche) linea di mira ( dal mirino al bersaglio): to be in sb. 's line of fire, essere nel mirino di q. (o sotto tiro) □ (aeron.) line of flight, linea di volo □ ( anche fig.) the line of least resistance, la linea di minor resistenza □ ( chiromanzia) the line of life [of fortune], la linea della vita [della fortuna] □ (mat.) line of symmetry, asse di simmetria □ (comput.) line printer, stampante di linea □ (mil.) line regiment, reggimento di linea □ (mecc.) line shafting, trasmissione ad alberi □ line space, interlinea ( di macchina da scrivere) □ line spacer, leva dell'interlinea □ line spacing, spaziatura tra le righe □ (comput.) line speed, velocità della linea ( connessione Internet, ecc.) □ (elettr.) line trap, filtro della rete □ (rag., fin.) above-the-line, corrente, ordinario: above-the-line expenditure, spese correnti □ to bring sb. into line, mettere in riga q. (fig.) □ to bring (st.) into line with, rendere conforme (o adeguare) ( la propria condotta, le azioni, ecc.) a ( una linea politica, gli accordi presi, ecc.) □ to come (o to fall) into line with sb. [st.], allinearsi sulle posizioni di q. [allinearsi su ( una posizione); prendere la stessa posizione su qc.] □ down the line, ( sport) lungolinea; (fig.) in linea gerarchica, giù giù; in futuro, in seguito; fino in fondo: He slipped a pass down the line to a teammate, ha effettuato un passaggio a un compagno lungo la linea laterale; I'll support him down the line, lo appoggerò fino in fondo □ (fig.) to draw the line, segnare (o porre) un limite □ to drop sb. a line, scrivere due righe a q. □ to go as straight as a line, andare in linea retta; andare sempre diritto □ ( di donna) to go on the line, mettersi a battere; mettersi a fare la vita □ to hold the line, (telef.) restare in linea; (mil.) tenere la posizione; (fig.) restare invariato □ (mecc.: di motore, ecc.) in line, in linea; in fila; allineato: (autom.) four cylinders in line, quattro cilindri in linea □ (fig.) to be in line for st., essere in predicato per qc.; essere sulla buona strada per ottenere qc. □ (fig.) to be in line with, essere in linea (o in armonia, d'accordo) con □ to keep in line, restare allineati; (fig.) restare in linea ( con una direttiva politica, ecc.) □ to keep sb. in line, tenere ( bambini, soldati, ecc.) allineati; (fig.) tenere a freno q. □ (fig.) to lay it on the line, dirlo chiaro e tondo □ (fig.) to lay (o to put) on the line, mettere a repentaglio, rischiare ( la carriera, ecc.) □ ( Internet) on line ► online □ (fig.) on the line, al limite; né di qua né di là □ on the right lines, sulla buona strada (fig.): You haven't guessed yet, but you're on the right lines, non hai indovinato, ma sei sulla buona strada □ (fig.) on the same line, seguendo la stessa linea di condotta; nello stesso modo □ out of line, (mecc., ecc.) fuori asse, disassato; ( di una cosa, una frase, ecc.) fuori luogo, inaccettabile; ( di una persona) che si comporta male, che non sa stare al suo posto (fig.) □ to pay st. on the line, pagare qc. sull'unghia □ (fig.) to read between the lines, leggere fra le righe □ ( slang) to shoot a line, raccontare una balla (o una frottola) □ (fig.) to take up a line of one's own, seguire una linea di condotta personale; fare a modo proprio □ (polit.) to take a tough (o a strong) line with sb., seguire una linea dura con q. □ (mil.) to wheel into line, mettersi in riga □ (telef.) Line engaged ( USA Line busy), la linea è occupata! □ Debating was right in his line, i dibattiti erano proprio il suo cavallo di battaglia □ Rugby is not my line, il rugby non fa per me.

1 segnare con linee (o con righe); rigare

2 segnare, solcare ( di rughe): His face was lined with pain, il suo viso era segnato (o solcato) dal dolore

3 fiancheggiare: Great cypresses line the road, grandi cipressi fiancheggiano la strada

4 disporsi (in fila) lungo (qc.); fare ala a: The crowds lined the streets of the town, la folla era disposta lungo le strade della città

5 (spec. al passivo) solcare di rughe; rendere rugoso.

1 foderare: to line a dress, foderare un abito

2 rivestire: to line a wall with tiles, rivestire una parete di mattonelle

3 (costr. navali) mettere il fasciame interno a ( una nave)

● (fig.) to line one's belly, riempirsi la pancia □ (fig.) to line one's pocket (o purse), riempirsi le tasche; arricchirsi (spec. in modo disonesto).

coprire, montare ( una cagna).

1. line [laɪn] n

1) ( mark) Linie f;

dividing \line Trennungslinie f;

straight \line gerade Linie;

to draw a \line eine Linie ziehen

2) sports Linie f

3) math

straight \line Gerade f

4) ( wrinkle) Falte f

5) ( contour) Linie f

6) mus Tonfolge f

7) ( equator)

the L\line die Linie, der Äquator

8) ( boundary) Grenze f, Grenzlinie f;

tree [or timber] \line Baumgrenze f;

the thin \line between love and hate der schmale Grat zwischen Liebe und Hass;

to cross the \line die Grenze überschreiten ( fig), zu weit gehen

9) ( cord) Leine f; ( string) Schnur f;

[clothes] \line Wäscheleine f;

[fishing] \line Angelschnur f

10) telec [Telefon]leitung f; ( connection to network) Anschluss m;

\lines will be open from eight o'clock die Leitungen werden ab acht Uhr frei[geschaltet] sein;

can you get me a \line to New York? können Sie mir bitte eine Verbindung nach New York geben?;

the \line is engaged/ busy die Leitung ist besetzt;

please hold the \line! bitte bleiben Sie am Apparat!;

get off the \line! geh aus der Leitung!;

bad \line schlechte Verbindung;

to be/stay on the \line am Apparat sein/bleiben;

to come [or go] on \line ans Netz gehen; comput online gehen

11) ( set of tracks) Gleis nt; ( specific train route) Strecke f;

the end of the \line die Endstation;

to be at [or reach] the end of the \line ( fig) am Ende sein ( fam)

12) ( transporting company)

rail \line Eisenbahnlinie f;

shipping \line Schifffahrtslinie f; ( company) Reederei f

13) (row of words, also in poem) Zeile f;

to drop sb a \line jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben;

to read between the \lines ( fig) zwischen den Zeilen lesen

14) ( for actor)

\lines pl Text m;

to forget/learn one's \lines seinen Text lernen/vergessen

15) ( information) Hinweis m;

to get a \line on sb/ sth etwas über jdn/etw herausfinden;

to give sb a \line about sth jdm einen Hinweis auf etw akk geben;

to give sb a \line on sb jdm Informationen über jdn besorgen

16) (false account, talk)

he keeps giving me that \line about his computer not working properly er kommt mir immer wieder mit dem Spruch, dass sein Computer nicht richtig funktioniere;

I've heard that \line before die Platte kenne ich schon in- und auswendig! ( fam)

17) ( Brit) ( punishment)

\lines pl Strafarbeit f;

she got 100 \lines for swearing at her teacher da sie ihren Lehrer beschimpft hatte, musste sie zur Strafe 100 Mal... schreiben

18) ( row of things/ people) Reihe f;

to be first in \line an erster Stelle stehen; ( fig) ganz vorne dabei sein;

to be next in \line als Nächster/Nächste dran sein;

to be in a \line in einer Reihe stehen;

the cans on the shelf were in a \line die Büchsen waren im Regal aufgereiht;

to be in \line for sth mit etw dat an der Reihe sein;

to come [or fall] into \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen; single person sich akk einreihen;

to form a \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen;

to get into \line sich akk hintereinander aufstellen;

( next to each other) sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen;

to move into \line sich akk einreihen

19) ( succession) Linie f;

I want to have children to prevent the family \line dying out ich möchte Kinder, damit die Familie nicht ausstirbt;

this institute has had a long \line of prestigious physicists working here dieses Institut kann auf eine lange Tradition angesehener Physiker zurückblicken;

he is the latest in a long \line of Nobel Prize winners to come from that country er ist der jüngste einer ganzen Reihe von Nobelpreisträgern aus diesem Land

20) ( esp Am) ( queue) Schlange f;

to get in \line sich akk anstellen;

to stand in \line anstehen

21) ( product type) Sortiment nt; fashion Kollektion f;

they are thinking about a new \line of vehicles sie denken über eine neue Kraftfahrzeugserie nach;

(Brit, Aus)

they do an excellent \line in TVs and videos sie stellen erstklassige Fernseher und Videogeräte her;

spring/ summer/ fall/winter \line Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Herbst-/Winterkollektion f;

to have a good \line in [or (Am) of] sth ( fig) einen großen Vorrat an etw dat haben

22) ( area of activity) Gebiet nt;

football's never really been my \line mit Fußball konnte ich noch nie besonders viel anfangen;

what's your \line? was machen Sie beruflich?;

\line of business Branche f;

\line of research Forschungsgebiet nt;

\line of work Arbeitsgebiet nt;

to be in sb's \line jdm liegen

23) ( course)

\line of argument Argumentation f;

to be in the \line of duty zu jds Pflichten pl gehören;

\line of reasoning Gedankengang m;

to take a strong \line with sb jdm gegenüber sehr bestimmt auftreten;

to take a strong \line with sth gegen etw akk energisch vorgehen;

they did not reveal their \line of inquiry sie teilten nicht mit, in welcher Richtung sie ermittelten;

what \line shall we take? wie sollen wir vorgehen?

24) ( direction)

along the \lines of...;

she said something along the \lines that he would lose his job if he didn't work harder sie sagte irgendetwas in der Richtung davon, dass er seine Stelle verlieren würde, wenn er nicht härter arbeiten würde;

my sister works in publishing and I'm hoping to do something along the same \lines meine Schwester arbeitet im Verlagswesen und ich würde gerne etwas Ähnliches tun;

to try a new \line of approach to sth versuchen, etw anders anzugehen;

the \line of least resistance der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes;

\line of vision Blickrichtung f;

to be on the right \lines auf dem richtigen Weg sein;

do you think his approach to the problem is on the right \lines? glauben Sie, dass er das Problem richtig angeht?

25) ( policy) Linie f;

party \line Parteilinie f;

to bring sb/sth into \line [with sth] jdn/etw auf gleiche Linie [wie etw akk] bringen;

to fall into \line with sth mit etw dat konform gehen;

to keep sb in \line dafür sorgen, dass jd nicht aus der Reihe tanzt;

to move into \line sich akk anpassen;

to step out of \line aus der Reihe tanzen

26) mil ( of defence) Linie f;

\line of battle Kampflinie f;

behind enemy \lines hinter den feindlichen Stellungen;

front \line Front f

27) ( quantity of cocaine) Linie f ( fam)

to do a \line of cocaine [or coke], to do \lines koksen ( fam)

all along the \line auf der ganzen Linie;

right down the \line ( esp Am) voll und ganz;

to bring sb into \line jdn in seine Schranken weisen;

to lay it on the \line die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen;

to put sth on the \line etw aufs Spiel setzen;

it was stepping out of \line to tell him that es stand dir nicht zu, ihm das zu sagen;

in/out of \line with sb/ sth mit jdm/etw im/nicht im Einklang;

to be on the \line auf dem Spiel stehen vt

1) ( mark)

to \line sth paper etw linieren;

her face was \lined with agony ihr Gesicht war von tiefem Schmerz gezeichnet

2) ( stand at intervals)

to \line the streets die Straßen säumen ( geh)

the streets were \lined with cheering people jubelnde Menschenmengen säumten die Straßen

2. line [laɪn] vt

1) ( cover)

to \line sth clothing etw füttern; drawers etw von innen auslegen; pipes etw auskleiden

2) (fam: fill)

to \line one's pockets [or purse] [with sth] sich dat die Taschen [mit etw dat] füllen;

to \line shelves Regale füllen;

to \line one's stomach sich dat den Magen vollschlagen ( fam)