Translations for railroad embankment in the English»French Dictionary

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embankment [Brit ɪmˈbaŋkm(ə)nt, ɛmˈbaŋkm(ə)nt, Am əmˈbæŋkmənt] N

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1. embankment (to carry railway, road):

2. embankment (to hold back water):

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

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2. railroad:

railroad, a. railroad track

3. railroad (company):

compagnie f des chemins de fer

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

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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):

expédier [qc] par chemin de fer

3. railroad Am (imprison):

railroad inf

expédier [qn] en prison inf

Translations for railroad embankment in the English»French Dictionary

railroad embankment N

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railroad embankment

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embankment [ɪmˈbæŋkmənt, Am em-] N

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I.railroad N Am

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1. railroad (track):

2. railroad (system):

chemin m de fer

II.railroad VB trans inf

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to railroad sb into doing sth

forcer qn à faire qc

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Fare controls and a customer assistant booth are housed within a station building situated alongside the railroad embankment at street level. en.wikipedia.org

They also occupy ridgetops, hillsides, and valley bottoms, canal and railroad embankments, and old fields. en.wikipedia.org

At great cost, the men succeeded in driving the enemy back and gained possession of the railroad embankment. en.wikipedia.org

The troops moved north toward an unfinished railroad embankment. en.wikipedia.org

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