shunting engine in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shunting engine in the English»French Dictionary

shunting engine N

shunting engine

locomotive f de manœuvre

Translations for shunting engine in the English»French Dictionary

shunt wagon, engine

aiguiller (into sur)

Translations for shunting engine in the English»French Dictionary

I.shunt [Brit ʃʌnt, Am ʃənt] N

shunt MED, ELECTRON

shunt m

II.shunt [Brit ʃʌnt, Am ʃənt] VB trans

1. shunt (send):

shunt inf

expédier inf

to be shunted from place to place

être expédié d'un endroit à l'autre

to shunt sb back and forth

ballotter qn d'un côté à l'autre

we were shunted from one official to the next

on a été ballottés d'un responsable à l'autre

2. shunt (marginalize):

shunt inf

expédier inf

to shunt sb into another department

expédier qn dans un autre service

to shunt sb into a siding fig

mettre qn sur une voie de garage

3. shunt RAIL (move):

shunt wagon, engine

aiguiller (into sur)

III.shunt [Brit ʃʌnt, Am ʃənt] VB intr

shunt train:

shunt

changer de voie

to shunt back and forth

manœuvrer

shunting [Brit ˈʃʌntɪŋ] N

shunting

manœuvres fpl d'aiguillage

engine [Brit ˈɛndʒɪn, Am ˈɛndʒən] N

1. engine (motor):

engine (in car, train, aeroplane, boat)

moteur m

engine (in jet aircraft)

réacteur m

engine (in ship)

machines fpl

2. engine RAIL (locomotive):

engine

locomotive f

diesel/steam engine

locomotive diesel/à vapeur

to sit facing/with one's back to the engine

être assis dans le sens de la marche/dans le sens contraire à la marche

shunting engine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shunting engine in the English»French Dictionary

shunting N

shunting

manœuvre f

I.shunt [ʃʌnt] VB trans

1. shunt (manoeuvre):

shunt train

aiguiller

2. shunt (move without consideration):

shunt person, thing

écarter

to be shunted to later times

être relégué à plus tard

to shunt sth somewhere

déplacer qc quelque part

II.shunt [ʃʌnt] N RAIL

shunt

manœuvre f

engine [ˈendʒɪn] N

1. engine (motor):

engine

moteur m

diesel/petrol engine

moteur diesel/à essence

2. engine AVIAT:

engine

réacteur m

jet engine

moteur à réaction

3. engine RAIL:

engine

locomotive f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Having a dedicated shunting engine at such stations would not have been economic due to the low levels of goods traffic.

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Beside the transit shed there is also the engine shed where the yard shunting engine resided.

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The fire had plenty of time to establish itself before operators of a late-night shunting engine noticed the telltale smoke.

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Y 8000 machines were used to replace older shunting engines, as well as trip work on minor lines.

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These were designed to replace the 030 0-6-0 shunting engines.

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One diesel shunting engine is stored out of use, awaiting restoration.

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They were often small enough to be operated by hand, and were not normally self-propelled, instead requiring the use of a shunting engine to move them into position.

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Meanwhile, a shunting engine and three carriages were travelling through the tunnel away from the station having been warned by the station master about the runaway mail train.

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