railroad in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for railroad in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. railroad (network):

railroad

ferrovia f

railroad before n industry, link, tunnel, accident

ferroviario

railroad bridge

ferroviario, della ferrovia

railroad tracks

della ferrovia

2. railroad:

railroad, also railroad track

binario m

3. railroad (company):

railroad

ferrovie fpl

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

1. railroad (push) inf:

to railroad sb into doing

forzare qn a fare

to railroad the bill through (parliament)

fare passare una legge in tutta fretta

2. railroad Am (send by rail):

railroad

trasportare [qc] per ferrovia

3. railroad Am (imprison):

railroad inf

spedire [qn] in prigione

elevated railroad [Brit ˌɛlɪveɪtɪd ˈreɪlrəʊd] N Am

elevated railroad

ferrovia f soprelevata

railroad ferry [ˈreɪlrəʊdˌferɪ] N

railroad ferry

nave f traghetto

railroad car [ˈreɪlrəʊdkɑː(r)] N Am

railroad car (for goods)

vagone m

railroad car (for people)

vagone m

railroad car (for people)

vettura f

railroad car (for people)

carrozza f

Underground Railroad [Am ˈˌəndərˈˌɡraʊnd ˈreɪlˌroʊd] N HISTORY

Underground Railroad

= movimento clandestino che aiutava gli schiavi a rifugiarsi negli Stati abolizionisti e in Canada

Translations for railroad in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ferroviario attrib.

railroad Am

ferroviario attrib.

railroad Am

ferroviario attrib.

railroad Am

ferrovia

railroad Am

ferrovia a binario doppio

double line or double-track railroad Am

binario della ferrovia

railroad track Am

ferrovia a cremagliera, ferrovia a dentiera

cog railroad Am

ferrovia a cremagliera, ferrovia a dentiera

rack railroad Am

ferrovia a scartamento ridotto

narrow-gauge railroad Am

ferrovia soprelevata

elevated railroad Am

ferrovia vicinale

light railroad Am

sopraelevata

elevated railroad Am

nave traghetto

railroad or train ferry

strada -a

railroad Am

railroad in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for railroad in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.railroad [ˈreɪl·roʊd] N

1. railroad (system):

railroad

ferrovia f

2. railroad (track):

railroad

binario m

II.railroad [ˈreɪl·roʊd] VB trans fig

to railroad sb into doing sth

forzare qualcuno a fare qualcosa

railroad line N

railroad line

linea f ferroviaria

railroad bridge N

railroad bridge

ponte m ferroviario

railroad crossing N

railroad crossing

passaggio m a livello

railroad station N

railroad station

stazione f ferroviaria

railroad engine N

railroad engine

locomotore m

railroad strike N

railroad strike

sciopero m ferroviario

Translations for railroad in the Italian»English Dictionary

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Ferr.

railroad

ferroviario (-a)

railroad

linea -a

railroad line

ferrovia

railroad

ferrovia a scartamento ridotto

narrow-gauge railroad

Ferrovie dello Stato

Italian state-owned railroad company

railroad Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to railroad sb into doing sth

forzare qualcuno a fare qualcosa

railroad platform

marciapiede di stazione ferroviaria

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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This was the growth of a city, not just a railroad town.

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On he proposed a creation of a national railroad workers' pension fund managed by elected representatives of regional railroads.

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Mules carried felled trees from lumber camps to the nearest railroad track.

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In 1887, the land was cleared and company houses for his staff were constructed just west of the present day railroad tracks.

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When the railroad ceased using electric locomotives in 1972, the catenary was removed, the supports were kept in place.

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The wrap featured a surfer with a surfboard standing in the middle of railroad tracks during a sunset.

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The station and railroad were eventually abandoned when cars became more popular.

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Most of them went home by 1870 when the railroad was finished thousands stayed on.

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Guard commanders soon found that many railroad tracks in the city had been mined.

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