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Schiene (Eisenbahn)

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
German
German

rail1 [reɪl] VB intr

to rail against [or at] sth
gegen etw acc wettern
to rail against [or at] sth
über etw acc schimpfen

rail2 [reɪl] N (bird)

rail
Ralle f <-, -n>

I. rail3 [reɪl] N

1. rail no pl (transport system):

rail
Bahn f <-, -en>
by rail
mit der Bahn [o. CH, A a. dem Zug]
by rail
per Bahn
rail replacement bus service[s] [pl]
Schienenersatzverkehr m

2. rail (railway track):

rail
Schiene f <-, -n>
to leave [or go off][or run off] the rails
entgleisen

3. rail:

rail (on stairs)
Geländer nt <-s, ->
rail (on fence)
Stange f <-, -n>
rail (on ship)
Reling f <-, -s>
hold onto the rail
halten Sie sich am Geländer fest
special rails for people with disabilities
spezielle Haltegriffe für Menschen mit Behinderungen

4. rail (to hang things on):

[hanging] rail
Halter m <-s, ->
[hanging] rail
Stange f <-, -n>
clothes rail
Kleiderstange f <-, -n>
curtain rail
Vorhangstange f
curtain rail
Gardinenstange f <-, -n>
picture/towel rail
Bilder-/Handtuchhalter m
off the rail
von der Stange
I never buy dresses off the rail
ich kaufe nie Kleider von der Stange

5. rail (at racecourse):

the rails
Absperrung f <-, -en>
the rails
Umzäunung f <-, -en>
on the rails
auf der Außenbahn

Phrases:

to get sth back on the rails
etw wieder in den Griff bekommen inf
to go off the rails people
aus der Bahn geworfen werden
to go off the rails things
aus den Fugen geraten

II. rail3 [reɪl] N modifier

rail (pass, strike, worker):

rail
Bahn-
rail ticket
Fahrschein m <-(e)s, -e>
rail ticket
Bahn-/Zugbillet nt CH
rail ticket
Fahrkarte f <-, -n> A
rail travel
Bahnfahrt f <-, -en>
rail travel
CH, A a. Zugfahrt f

ˈcur·tain rail N

curtain rail
Vorhangschiene f <-, -n>

ˈpic·ture rail N

picture rail
Bilderleiste f

ˈstair-rail N

stair-rail
Treppengeländer nt <-s, ->

ˈrail link N

rail link
Bahnverbindung f <-, -en>

ˈrail freight N no pl

rail freight
Bahnfracht f <-, -en>
rail freight (load of goods)
Bahntransport m <-(e)s, -e>
OpenDict entry

rail N

rail (for towels)
Handtuchhalter m
German
German
English
English
Dachreling
roof rails pl

Klett Geography Glossary

rail vehicle production N

rail vehicle production
Schienenfahrzeugbau

PONS Specialized Dictionary "Verkehrswesen"

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English
German
German

rails PUBL TRANS

rails
Schiene (Eisenbahn)

guard rail, guard-rail TRANSP SAFETY

guard rail
Schutzgitter
guard rail
Leitzaun
guard rail
Leitplanke
guard rail
Schutzplanke

rail transport PUBL TRANS

rail transport
Schienenverkehr

mono rail public transport, freight transport

mono rail
Einschienenbahn

heavy rail rapid transit PUBL TRANS

heavy rail rapid transit
S-Bahn®

pedestrian guard rail INFRASTR

pedestrian guard rail
Fußgängerabschrankung

commuter rail system PUBL TRANS

commuter rail system
Bahnnetz für Pendler

light rail rapid transit PUBL TRANS

light rail rapid transit
Stadtbahn

rail rapid transit, RRT PUBL TRANS

rail rapid transit
Stadtschnellbahn
rail rapid transit
S-Bahn®
German
German
English
English
Schiene INFRASTR, öffentlicher Verkehr, FREIGHT
rails

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

Motorspannschiene
motor slide rail
Present
Irail
yourail
he/she/itrails
werail
yourail
theyrail
Past
Irailed
yourailed
he/she/itrailed
werailed
yourailed
theyrailed
Present Perfect
Ihaverailed
youhaverailed
he/she/ithasrailed
wehaverailed
youhaverailed
theyhaverailed
Past Perfect
Ihadrailed
youhadrailed
he/she/ithadrailed
wehadrailed
youhadrailed
theyhadrailed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to leave [or go off][or run off] the rails
entgleisen
special rails for people with disabilities
spezielle Haltegriffe für Menschen mit Behinderungen
to get sth back on the rails
etw wieder in den Griff bekommen inf
to go off the rails people
aus der Bahn geworfen werden
to go off the rails things
aus den Fugen geraten

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The freight was ferried across by the competing railroads with small fleets of towboats, barges, and 323 "car floats", specially designed barges with rails so cars could be rolled on.
en.wikipedia.org
Interestingly, at least some of the material used in its construction was scrap, such as railroad ties and rails.
en.wikipedia.org
When she rails against her kitchen duties, she's a '30s star railing potently against '50s conformity.
en.wikipedia.org
Players use grind rails to deftly navigate city streets.
en.wikipedia.org
The hand rails were also built from wood, and had crisscross stays.
en.wikipedia.org

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