boat train in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for boat train in the English»French Dictionary

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boat [Brit bəʊt, Am boʊt] N

I.train [Brit treɪn, Am treɪn] N

1. train RAIL:

train
train m
train (underground)
rame f
on or in the train
dans le train
fast/slow train
train m rapide/omnibus
the London/Paris train
le train de Londres/Paris
a train to London/Paris
un train pour Londres/Paris
the morning/5 o'clock train
le train du matin/de 5 heures
an up/down train Brit (in commuter belt)
un train à destination de/en provenance de Londres
to take/catch/miss the train
prendre/attraper/manquer le train
to send sth by train or on the train
expédier qc par le train
to go to Paris by train
aller à Paris en train
it's five hours by train to Geneva
Genève est à cinq heures de train
the train now standing at platform 6
le train au quai numéro 6
the train is running late
le train a du retard
the train is running late attr crash, service, station
ferroviaire
the train is running late times, timetable
des trains
the train is running late driver, ticket
de train
the train is running late traveller
en train
the train is running late strike
des chemins de fer

II.train [Brit treɪn, Am treɪn] VB trans

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1. train:

train (gen) MIL, SPORTS (instruct professionally) staff, worker, musician
former (to do à faire)
train (instruct physically) athlete, player
entraîner (to do à faire)
train circus animal, dog
dresser
these men are trained to kill
ces hommes sont entraînés à tuer
to be trained on the job
être formé sur le tas
to train sb for/in sth
former qn pour qc
she is being trained for the Olympics/in sales techniques
on la forme pour les jeux Olympiques/aux techniques commerciales
to train sb as a pilot/engineer
donner à qn une formation de pilote/d'ingénieur
she was trained as a linguist
elle a reçu une formation de linguiste
a Harvard-trained economist
un économiste formé à Harvard
an Irish-trained horse
un cheval entraîné en Irlande
he's training his dog to sit up and beg
il apprend à son chien à faire le beau
she has her husband well-trained hum
elle a bien dressé son mari

III.train [Brit treɪn, Am treɪn] VB intr

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boat train in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boat train in the English»French Dictionary

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The station was used as a terminus for boat trains.
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We went on the day on the boat train.
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The boat trains ran to the wharf and in 1878 a small station was sited there and remained in use until 1927.
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Occasional passenger boat trains also travelled directly to the wharves, transferring passengers to and from ocean-going ships which berthed in the inner harbour at the time.
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In 1927 the schedules were revised and passengers were given a choice of boat trains in the evening.
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Boat trains had been made up of conventional coaching stock and the locomotive would run-round its train on arrival at the sea-terminal.
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Forgetting that the slow goods train was still on the up main line, the signalman accepted the boat train, and cleared his signals for it.
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What the new passengers required were high-speed dedicated boat train services.
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Boat trains were greatly reduced in number and many of the remaining were replaced with multiple units.
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In the 1960s, diesel traction began to replace steam locos on the boat trains operating to and from the harbour station.
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