railroad track in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Translations for railroad track in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

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I.track [Brit trak, Am træk] N

2. track lit, fig:

track (course, trajectory) (of person)
trace f
track (of missile, aircraft, storm)
trajectoire f
to be on the track of person
être sur la trace or piste de
to be on the track of discovery
être sur la voie de
she knew the police were on her track
elle savait que la police était sur sa trace or piste
to cover one's tracks
brouiller les pistes
the negotiations were on track
les négociations se déroulaient comme prévu
to be on the right track
être sur la bonne piste
to put sb on the right track
mettre qn sur la bonne piste
to be on the wrong track
faire fausse route
to set sb on the wrong track
faire faire fausse route à qn
to keep track of person: developments, events
se tenir au courant de
to keep track of conversation
suivre le fil de
to keep track of company, authority: customer, taxpayer
se tenir au courant de la situation de
to keep track of police, race official: criminal, competitor
suivre les mouvements de
to keep track of computer: bank account, figures
tenir à jour
to keep track of person
tenir à jour les détails concernant
we have to keep track of the houses we rent out
nous devons tenir à jour les fichiers des maisons que nous louons
it's hard to keep track of all one's old colleagues
il est difficile de ne pas perdre de vue tous ses anciens collègues
I must keep track of the time
il ne faut pas que j'oublie l'heure
to lose track of friend
perdre de vue
to lose track of document, aircraft, suspect
perdre la trace de
to lose track of conversation
perdre le fil de
to lose track of (the) time
perdre la notion du temps
to make tracks for sth
se diriger vers qc
we'd better be making tracks
il est temps de partir
to stop dead in one's tracks
s'arrêter net

II.track [Brit trak, Am træk] VB trans (follow path of)

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III.track [Brit trak, Am træk] VB intr CINE

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IV.track [Brit trak, Am træk]

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railroad track in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for railroad track in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for railroad track in the English»French Dictionary

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3. track Am (in railroad station) → platform

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See also platform shoes, platform

platform [ˈplætfɔ:m, Am -fɔ:rm] N

4. platform pl → platform shoes

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The museum includes a restored baggage car resting on a short spur of railroad track.
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The bridge span supported a single logging railroad track.
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Their car is stalled on a railroad track when he pulls her to safety.
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The bandits placed horses at the spot near the railroad track where they intended to stop the train.
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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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The quay was designed according to modern requirements, with a railroad track and steam-powered cranes for loading and unloading.
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The route heads northeast as a four-lane undivided highway, passing through farmland and paralleling a railroad track.
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A railroad track walker had discovered missing spikes.
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The road has an at-grade crossing with a railroad track, before curving southeast.
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When a train is moving, there are several distinct sounds such as the locomotive engine noise and the wheels turning on the railroad track.
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