rail
handrail
[+stairway] rampe f
[+bridge, balcony] balustrade f
→ They walked across the footbridge, holding onto the rail.
→ She looked over the rail at the dolphins.
(on boat)
bastingage m
Don't lean over the rail! Ne vous penchez pas sur la balustrade!
(for hanging curtains)
tringle f
→ These curtains will fit a rail up to 3 metres wide.
(for train)
rail m
→ The crash was caused by a broken rail.
by rail en train
→ The president traveled by rail to his home town.
to leave the rails
[train] dérailler
→ The train left the rails.
to go off the rails
[train] dérailler
(fig)
[person] s'écarter du droit chemin
→ they've got to do something about these children because they have clearly gone off the rails
to be back on the rails
[career, negotiations, peace process, team] être remis (e) sur les rails
modif
[link, connection, service, system] ferroviaire → a new rail link between Madrid and Seville
[network] ferré (e) , ferroviaire
[accident, crash, disaster] ferroviaire
[authority, industry] ferroviaire, des chemins de fer
[staff] des chemins de fer
[company] ferroviaire, de chemin de fer
[fare, pass, ticket] de train
[travel] en train
[freight, passenger] ferroviaire rail journey trajet m en train rail strike grève f des chemins de fer rail traffic trafic m ferroviaire rail transport transport m ferroviaire
altar rail
n balustre f du chœur
British Rail
n compagnie ferroviaire nationale britannique (privatisée en 1993) compagnie ferroviaire nationale britannique (privatisée en 1993) ~SNCF f
picture rail
n cimaise f
rail link
n liaison f ferroviaire
towel rail , (British) towel rack (US)
n porte-serviettes m inv
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