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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. rail¹ [Am reɪl, Brit reɪl] N

1.1. rail C (bar):

rail: riel m

rail: barra f

1.2. rail C:

handrail: pasamanos m

1.3. rail C (barrier):

rail: baranda f

rail: barandilla f

altar rail: comulgatorio m

2.1. rail C (for trains, trams):

rail: riel m

rail: raíl m esp Spain

the train came off the rails: el tren descarriló

to go off the rails Brit inf (morally): descarriarse

to go off the rails Brit inf (morally): apartarse del buen camino

to go off the rails (mentally): enloquecerse

it was my mother who kept him on the rails: fue mi madre quien impidió que se descarriara

2.2. rail U (railroad):

rail: ferrocarril m

by rail: en or por ferrocarril

by rail attr service/link: ferroviario

by rail attr service/link: de ferrocarril

rail accident: accidente m ferroviario

rail accident: trenazo m Mex

rail journey: viaje m en tren

rail strike: huelga f de trenes or de ferroviarios

rail strike: huelga f de ferrocarrileros Chil Mex

rail traffic: tráfico m ferroviario

rail traffic: tráfico m ferrocarrilero Chil Mex

rail travel: los viajes en tren

rail worker Brit: ferroviario m / ferroviaria f

rail worker Brit: ferrocarrilero m / ferrocarrilera f Chil Mex

II. rail¹ [Am reɪl, Brit reɪl] VB intr (separate)

rail: cercar

rail: separar con una valla

rail: separar con una cerca

rail² [Am reɪl, Brit reɪl] VB intr form

to rail against sth: clamar contra algo form

to rail at sb about sth: recriminar(le) algo a alguien

dado rail N

dado rail: moldura f (de adorno y protección de una pared)

rail car [Am reɪl kɑr, Brit ˈreɪlkɑː] N

rail car: automotor m

rail car: autoferro m Col

rail car: autovagón m Peru

grab rail N

grab rail: barra f (para agarrarse)

live rail N

live rail: riel m electrificado

live rail: raíl m electrificado Spain

picture rail N

picture rail: moldura f de madera para colgar cuadros

split-rail N Am

split-rail: valla f de troncos (partidos a lo largo)

third rail N

third rail: tercer riel m

third rail: tercer rail m Spain

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descarriarse: to go off the rails

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I. rail [reɪl] N

1. rail:

rail (part of fence): valla f

rail (bar for supporting people): barandilla f

rail (bar for hanging things on): barra f

towel rail: portatoallas m inv

2. rail no pl (railway system):

rail: ferrocarril m

3. rail (track):

rail: raíl m

rail: riel m LatAm

by rail: en tren

by rail: por ferrocarril

rail ticket: billete m de ferrocarril

rail ticket: boleto m de tren Mex

Phrases:

to go off the rails Brit inf: descarrilarse

II. rail [reɪl] VB trans

to rail sth in [or off]: cercar algo

rail network N

rail network: red f ferroviaria

inter-rail [ˈɪntəreɪl] ADJ

inter-rail: inter-raíl

inter-rail ticket: billete m inter-raíl

rail strike N

rail strike: huelga f de ferrocarril

rail against VB trans

rail against: clamar contra

towel rack N Am, towel rail N Aus, Brit

towel rack: toallero m

OpenDict entry

sandrail, sand rail N

sandrail, sand rail (vehicle) AUTO: arenero m

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raíl: rail

encarrilar: to put on rails

toallero: towel rail

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I. rail [reɪl] N

1. rail:

rail (of fence): valla f

rail (of balcony, stairs): barandilla f

2. rail (railway system):

rail: ferrocarril

by rail: en tren

by rail: por ferrocarril

rail ticket: billete m de ferrocarril

rail ticket: boleto m de tren Mex

3. rail (track):

rail: raíl [o rail] m

rail: riel m LatAm

II. rail [reɪl] VB trans

to rail sth in [or off]: cercar algo

rail against VB trans

rail against: clamar contra

rail network N

rail network: red f ferroviaria

rail link: enlace m ferroviario

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raíl: rail

el transporte ferrocarrilero: rail transport

carril: rail

riel: rail

por ferrocarril: by rail

vial RAIL: rail

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

carriles tensores para motor: motor slide rail

Present
I	rail
you	rail
he/she/it	rails
we	rail
you	rail
they	rail

Past
I	railed
you	railed
he/she/it	railed
we	railed
you	railed
they	railed

Present Perfect
I	have	railed
you	have	railed
he/she/it	has	railed
we	have	railed
you	have	railed
they	have	railed

Past Perfect
I	had	railed
you	had	railed
he/she/it	had	railed
we	had	railed
you	had	railed
they	had	railed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

air/rail traffic: tráfico m aéreo/ferroviario

towel rail: portatoallas m inv

by rail: en tren

by rail: por ferrocarril

rail ticket: billete m de ferrocarril

rail ticket: boleto m de tren Mex

to go off the rails Brit inf: descarrilarse

to rail sth in [or off]: cercar algo

by rail/plane/tram: en tren/avión/tranvía

rail/shipping line: línea de transporte ferroviario/marítimo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The rail network has 2950 km of electrified tracks.

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The considerable rail network distributed to the rest of the country.

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The suburban rail network reaches the city's distant suburbs.

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This reporting number is used by the signalling equipment to track the progress of the train as it moves through the rail network.

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In the mid 1990s, a new proposal was formulated to serve the eastern suburbs remote from the rail network.

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