railroad
(=track) voie f ferrée
→ The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877.
(=company) compagnie f ferroviaire
→ ... The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.
modif (US)
[company, industry] ferroviaire
[strike] des chemins de fer
[network] ferré (e) , ferroviaire
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railroad track
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railroad car
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railroad line
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railroad station
vt to railroad sb into doing sth forcer la main à qn pour qu'il fasse qch → He more or less railroaded the rest of Europe into recognising the new `independent' states ... to railroad sth through [+bill, reform] faire passer qch en force → He railroaded the reforms through. to railroad sth through sth faire adopter qch en force par qch → he railroaded the bill through Congress
railroad car
n (US) wagon m , voiture f
railroad line
n (US) ligne f de chemin de fer
railroad station
n (US) gare f
railroad track
n (US) voie f ferrée
→ alongside the railroad track
→ railroad tracks that led to nowhere
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