railroad engine in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for railroad engine in the English»Italian Dictionary

engine [Brit ˈɛndʒɪn, Am ˈɛndʒən] N

1. engine (motor):

engine (in car, train, aeroplane, boat)

motore m

engine (in jet aircraft)

reattore m

engine (in ship)

macchine fpl

steam engine

motore a vapore

jet engine

motore a getto, a reazione

2. engine RAIL (locomotive):

engine

locomotiva f

engine

locomotore m

engine

motrice f

diesel, steam engine

locomotiva diesel, a vapore

to sit facing, with one's back to the engine

essere seduto nel senso di marcia, in senso contrario alla marcia

I.railroad [Brit ˈreɪlrəʊd, Am ˈreɪlˌroʊd] N Am

1. railroad (network):

railroad

ferrovia f

railroad before n industry, link, tunnel, accident

ferroviario

railroad bridge

ferroviario, della ferrovia

railroad tracks

della ferrovia

2. railroad:

railroad, also railroad track

binario m

3. railroad (company):

railroad

ferrovie fpl

II.railroad [Brit ˈreɪlrəʊd, Am ˈreɪlˌroʊd] VB trans

1. railroad (push) inf:

to railroad sb into doing

forzare qn a fare

to railroad the bill through (parliament)

fare passare una legge in tutta fretta

2. railroad Am (send by rail):

railroad

trasportare [qc] per ferrovia

3. railroad Am (imprison):

railroad inf

spedire [qn] in prigione

railroad engine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for railroad engine in the English»Italian Dictionary

railroad engine N

railroad engine

locomotore m

Translations for railroad engine in the English»Italian Dictionary

engine [ˈen·dʒɪn] N

1. engine (motor):

engine

motore m

diesel/gasoline engine

motore diesel/a benzina

jet engine

motore a reazione

2. engine RAIL:

engine

locomotiva f

I.railroad [ˈreɪl·roʊd] N

1. railroad (system):

railroad

ferrovia f

2. railroad (track):

railroad

binario m

II.railroad [ˈreɪl·roʊd] VB trans fig

to railroad sb into doing sth

forzare qualcuno a fare qualcosa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A little railroad engine was employed about a station yard for such work as it was built for, pulling a few cars on and off the switches.

en.wikipedia.org

He gets that from our grandfather who maintained factory boilers and as a hobby built small scale, fully working replicas of railroad engines.

southeastfarmpress.com