rack railway in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rack railway in the English»French Dictionary

rack railway N

rack railway

chemin m de fer à crémaillère

Translations for rack railway in the French»English Dictionary

ligne à crémaillère RAIL

rack railway, cog railway

Translations for rack railway in the English»French Dictionary

I.rack [Brit rak, Am ræk] N

1. rack (stand):

rack (for plates)

égouttoir m

rack (in dishwasher)

panier m

rack (for luggage on train etc)

compartiment m à bagages

rack (for clothes)

portant m

rack (for cakes)

grille f (à gâteau)

rack (for bottles)

casier m

rack (for newspapers)

porte-revues m inv

rack (shelving)

étagère f

2. rack (torture):

rack

chevalet m

to put sb on the rack

mettre qn sur le chevalet

to be on the rack fig

être au supplice

3. rack FOOD:

rack of lamb

carré m d'agneau

II.rack [Brit rak, Am ræk] VB trans

1. rack (torment) fig:

rack pain, guilt, fear:

torturer

rack cough, sobs:

secouer

to be racked with guilt/with sobs

être torturé par le remords/secoué de sanglots

an industry racked by crisis

une industrie très éprouvée par la crise

2. rack (draw off from sediment):

rack wine

siphonner

III.rack [Brit rak, Am ræk]

to rack one's brains

se creuser la cervelle inf

See also ruin, roof rack

I.ruin [Brit ˈruːɪn, Am ˈruɪn] N

1. ruin U (collapse):

ruin (physical, financial)

ruine f

ruin (moral)

perte f

in a state of ruin town, building

en ruines

to fall into ruin

tomber en ruines

to be on the brink of (financial) ruin

être au bord de la ruine

2. ruin (building):

ruin

ruine f

II.ruins N

ruins npl (remains):

ruins

ruines fpl (of de)

to be or lie in ruins lit, fig

être en ruines

III.ruin [Brit ˈruːɪn, Am ˈruɪn] VB trans

1. ruin (destroy):

ruin city, economy, career, person

ruiner

to ruin one's health

se ruiner la santé

to ruin one's eyesight

s'abîmer la vue

to ruin sb's chances of doing

anéantir les espoirs de qn de faire

2. ruin (spoil):

ruin place, holiday, meal, film

gâcher

ruin shoes, clothes

abîmer

ruin fig child, pet

gâter

it's ruining our lives

ça nous gâche la vie

IV.ruin [Brit ˈruːɪn, Am ˈruɪn]

to go to rack and ruin house etc:

se délabrer

to go to rack and ruin company, finances etc:

aller à vau-l'eau

roof rack N

roof rack

galerie f

railway [Brit ˈreɪlweɪ, Am ˈreɪlˌweɪ] Brit N RAIL

1. railway (network):

railway

chemin m de fer

to use the railways

voyager en train

to use the railways attr bridge

de chemin de fer

to use the railways museum

des chemins de fer

to use the railways link, tunnel, accident

ferroviaire

2. railway:

railway, a. railway line

ligne f (de chemin de fer)

light/high-speed railway

ligne locale/à grande vitesse

3. railway:

railway, a. railway track

voie f ferrée

4. railway (company):

railway

compagnie f des chemins de fer

rack railway in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rack railway in the English»French Dictionary

I.rack [ræk] N

1. rack (frame, shelf):

rack

étagère f

rack for the oven

grille f

rack for dishes

égouttoir m

rack in dishwasher

panier m

2. rack (joint):

rack of lamb

carré m d'agneau

3. rack (torture):

rack

chevalet m de torture

to be on the rack fig

être au supplice

4. rack Am inf (bed):

rack

pieu m

II.rack [ræk] VB trans

rack (hurt):

rack

torturer

to be racked with doubts

être tiraillé par les doutes

Phrases:

to rack one's brains

se creuser la tête

railway N Brit

1. railway (train tracks):

railway

voie f ferrée

2. railway (rail system):

railway

chemin m de fer

the French railways

les chemins de fer français

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This was the first rack railway, and had a gauge of 4 ft 1 ins.

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By adopting a rack railway section the cost of building the line was 52% of the 1890 proposal.

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