railroad in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for railroad in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. railroad (network):

railroad

chemin m de fer

railroad attr industry, link, tunnel, accident

ferroviaire

railroad bridge, tracks

de chemin de fer

2. railroad:

railroad, a. railroad track

voie f ferrée

3. railroad (company):

railroad

compagnie f des chemins de fer

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

1. railroad (push) inf:

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. railroad Am (send by rail):

railroad

expédier [qc] par chemin de fer

3. railroad Am (imprison):

railroad inf

expédier [qn] en prison inf

elevated railroad N Am

elevated railroad

métro m aérien

railroad car N Am

railroad car (for goods)

wagon m

railroad car (for people)

voiture f

railroad car (for people)

wagon m

Underground Railroad N Am HISTORY

Underground Railroad

réseau m clandestin d'aide aux esclaves fugitifs

Translations for railroad in the French»English Dictionary

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ferroviaire gare, tunnel, compagnie

railroad Am

garde-voie

railroad guard Am

appartement en enfilade

railroad apartment Am

voie ferrée RAIL (infrastructure)

railroad track Am

voie ferrée TRANSP (mode de transport, ligne)

railroad Am

chemin de fer RAIL (infrastructure)

railroad Am

railroad in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for railroad in the English»French Dictionary

I.railroad N Am

1. railroad (track):

railroad

voie f ferrée

2. railroad (system):

railroad

chemin m de fer

II.railroad VB trans inf

railroad

imposer

to railroad sb into doing sth

forcer qn à faire qc

railroad embankment N

railroad embankment

remblai m

railroad schedule N

railroad schedule

horaire m des chemins de fer

railroad crossing N

railroad crossing

passage m à niveau

railroad track N

railroad track

voie f ferrée

railroad strike N

railroad strike

grève f des employés des chemins de fer

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elevated railroad Am

métro m aérien

Translations for railroad in the French»English Dictionary

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chemin de fer

railroad Am

voiture

(railroad) car Am

voie ferrée

railroad track Am

railroad Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

elevated railroad Am

métro m aérien

to railroad sb into doing sth

forcer qn à faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The railroad stopped bringing in profit in the middle of the 1920s.

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For example, many railroads specify that trains of equal class running east are "superior" to those running west.

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By 1880 two railroad lines passed through the community, helping to spur economic and population growth.

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But this came to a decline with the rise of the railroad, which had arrived in 1854, and of steamships.

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Since the station was located next to a railroad track, the construction required special measures to prevent outside noises being heard on the air.

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Other contributing buildings include three schools, five churches, two mills, a gas station, a restaurant, and a railroad station.

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The railroad, an immediate success, has expanded regularly since its founding.

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In 2004 the railroad handled 6,000 railroad cars.

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The original homes in the community were small and narrow filling half lots adjacent to the railroad tracks.

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The railroad bridge, which had been destroyed during the battle, was finally reconstructed in 1923.

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