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 Translation for 'rail' from English to French
NOUN   a rail | rails
VERB   to rail | railed | railed
railing | rails
SYNO rail | railing | rails | ...
trains
ferroviaire {adj}
rail [attr.]
Nouns
trains
rail {m}
rail [in the track]
2 Words: Others
trainstransp.
lié au rail {adj}
rail-borne
2 Words: Verbs
crier haro sur qn./qc.to rail against sb./sth.
invectiver contre qn./qc.to rail against sb./sth. [coll.]
2 Words: Nouns
tringle {f} (à rideaux)(curtain) rail
meub.
portant {m}
clothes rail
trafic
glissière {f} de sécurité
guard rail [Am.]
trafic
glissière {f} de sécurité
guarding rail [Am.]
tech.
barre {f} de rail
guide rail
outil.
guide {m} [guide-chaîne ou lame d'une tronçonneuse]
guide rail [e.g. for a chainsaw]
tech.
barre {f} de rail
guiding rail
garde-corps {m}hand rail
main {f} courantehand rail [on stairs]
clôture {f} à claire-voierail fence
claire-voie {f} [clôture]rail fence
trainstransp.
liaison {f} ferroviaire
rail link
trains
réseau {m} ferroviaire
rail network
trains
desserte {f} ferroviaire
rail service
occup.sociol.trains
grève {f} des chemins de fer
rail strike
trains
trafic {m} ferroviaire
rail traffic
trains
circulation {f} ferroviaire
rail traffic
pol.trains
syndicat {m} des cheminots
rail union
naut.
bastingage {m}
ship's rail
meub.
porte-serviette {m}
towel rail
meub.
porte-serviettes {m}
towel rail
meub.
porte-essuie {m} [belge]
towel rail
3 Words: Nouns
meub.
sèche-serviettes {m}
(heated) towel rail
trainstransp.urban
système {m} de train léger
light rail system
4 Words: Nouns
auto
moteur {m} diesel à rampe commune
common rail diesel engine
trains
carte {f} vermeil®
senior citizen's rail pass
5+ Words: Others
maigre comme un clou {adj} [loc.]as skinny as a rail [idiom] [Am.]
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)
orn.T
râle {m} austral [Rallus antarcticus]
austral rail
orn.T
râle {m} noir [Laterallus jamaicensis]
black rail
orn.T
râle {m} marron [Rallicula rubra, syn. : Rallina rubra]
chestnut forest rail / forest-rail
orn.T
râle {m} de Wallace [Habroptila wallacii]
drummer rail
orn.T
râle {m} des Galapagos [Laterallus spilonota, syn.: Laterallus spilonotus]
Galapagos rail
orn.T
râle {m} à gorge grise [Canirallus oculeus]
gray-throated rail [Am.]
orn.T
râle {m} à gorge grise [Canirallus oculeus]
grey-throated rail [Br.]
orn.T
râle {m} de Guam [Gallirallus owstoni, syn.: Hypotaenidia owstoni]
Guam rail
orn.T
râle {m} de Wallace [Habroptila wallacii]
invisible rail
orn.T
râle {m} élégant [Rallus elegans]
king rail
orn.T
râle {m} à poitrine grise [Lewinia pectoralis, syn. : Rallus pectoralis]
Lewin's rail
orn.T
râle {m} à gorge blanche [Mentocrex kioloides, syn. : Canirallus kioloides]
Madagascan wood rail
orn.T
râle {m} de Nouvelle-Bretagne [Gallirallus insignis, syn.: Hypotaenidia insignis, Habropteryx insignis]
New Britain rail
orn.T
râle {m} marron [Rallicula rubra, syn. : Rallina rubra]
New Guinea chestnut rail
orn.T
râle {m} de Nouvelle-Bretagne [Gallirallus insignis, syn.: Hypotaenidia insignis, Habropteryx insignis]
pink-legged rail
orn.T
râle {m} à ailes rouges [Aramides calopterus]
red-winged wood rail
orn.T
marouette {f} de Caroline [Porzana carolina]
sora rail
orn.T
râle {m} de Swinhoe [Coturnicops exquisitus, syn. : Porzana exquisita]
Swinhoe's rail
orn.T
râle {m} de Wallace [Habroptila wallacii]
Wallace's rail
orn.T
râle {m} d'eau [Rallus aquaticus]
water rail
orn.T
râle {m} jaune [Coturnicops noveboracensis]
yellow rail
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Translation for 'rail' from English to French

rail [attr.]
ferroviaire {adj}trains

rail [in the track]
rail {m}trains

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rail-borne
lié au rail {adj}trainstransp.

to rail against sb./sth.
crier haro sur qn./qc.
to rail against sb./sth. [coll.]
invectiver contre qn./qc.

(curtain) rail
tringle {f} (à rideaux)
clothes rail
portant {m}meub.
guard rail [Am.]
glissière {f} de sécuritétrafic
guarding rail [Am.]
glissière {f} de sécuritétrafic
guide rail
barre {f} de railtech.
guide rail [e.g. for a chainsaw]
guide {m} [guide-chaîne ou lame d'une tronçonneuse]outil.
guiding rail
barre {f} de railtech.
hand rail
garde-corps {m}
hand rail [on stairs]
main {f} courante
rail fence
clôture {f} à claire-voie

claire-voie {f} [clôture]
rail link
liaison {f} ferroviairetrainstransp.
rail network
réseau {m} ferroviairetrains
rail service
desserte {f} ferroviairetrains
rail strike
grève {f} des chemins de feroccup.sociol.trains
rail traffic
trafic {m} ferroviairetrains

circulation {f} ferroviairetrains
rail union
syndicat {m} des cheminotspol.trains
ship's rail
bastingage {m}naut.
towel rail
porte-serviette {m}meub.

porte-serviettes {m}meub.

porte-essuie {m} [belge]meub.

(heated) towel rail
sèche-serviettes {m}meub.
light rail system
système {m} de train légertrainstransp.urban

common rail diesel engine
moteur {m} diesel à rampe communeauto
senior citizen's rail pass
carte {f} vermeil®trains

as skinny as a rail [idiom] [Am.]
maigre comme un clou {adj} [loc.]

austral rail
râle {m} austral [Rallus antarcticus]orn.T
black rail
râle {m} noir [Laterallus jamaicensis]orn.T
chestnut forest rail / forest-rail
râle {m} marron [Rallicula rubra, syn. : Rallina rubra]orn.T
drummer rail
râle {m} de Wallace [Habroptila wallacii]orn.T
Galapagos rail
râle {m} des Galapagos [Laterallus spilonota, syn.: Laterallus spilonotus]orn.T
gray-throated rail [Am.]
râle {m} à gorge grise [Canirallus oculeus]orn.T
grey-throated rail [Br.]
râle {m} à gorge grise [Canirallus oculeus]orn.T
Guam rail
râle {m} de Guam [Gallirallus owstoni, syn.: Hypotaenidia owstoni]orn.T
invisible rail
râle {m} de Wallace [Habroptila wallacii]orn.T
king rail
râle {m} élégant [Rallus elegans]orn.T
Lewin's rail
râle {m} à poitrine grise [Lewinia pectoralis, syn. : Rallus pectoralis]orn.T
Madagascan wood rail
râle {m} à gorge blanche [Mentocrex kioloides, syn. : Canirallus kioloides]orn.T
New Britain rail
râle {m} de Nouvelle-Bretagne [Gallirallus insignis, syn.: Hypotaenidia insignis, Habropteryx insignis]orn.T
New Guinea chestnut rail
râle {m} marron [Rallicula rubra, syn. : Rallina rubra]orn.T
pink-legged rail
râle {m} de Nouvelle-Bretagne [Gallirallus insignis, syn.: Hypotaenidia insignis, Habropteryx insignis]orn.T
red-winged wood rail
râle {m} à ailes rouges [Aramides calopterus]orn.T
sora rail
marouette {f} de Caroline [Porzana carolina]orn.T
Swinhoe's rail
râle {m} de Swinhoe [Coturnicops exquisitus, syn. : Porzana exquisita]orn.T
Wallace's rail
râle {m} de Wallace [Habroptila wallacii]orn.T
water rail
râle {m} d'eau [Rallus aquaticus]orn.T
yellow rail
râle {m} jaune [Coturnicops noveboracensis]orn.T
  • rail {m} = rail [in the track]
  • lié au rail = rail-borne
  • barre {f} de rail = runner [of a drawer]
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Usage Examples English
  • A newly developed alternative is the HANDWave DRT (Dual Rail Tester).
  • The proposed Atlanta Multimodal Passenger Terminal (MMPT) would be built next to Five Points station, connecting MARTA to surface passenger rail, including commuter rail, future intercity rail, Amtrak, and possible high-speed rail on the Southeast Corridor.
  • Rail First Asset Management (RailFirst), formerly known as CFCL Australia (CFCLA), is an Australian rolling stock leasing company operating in the rail freight market.
  • A road–rail vehicle or a rail–road vehicle is a dual-mode vehicle which can operate both on rail tracks and roads.
  • A rail nipper is used in rail transport modelling to cut rail tracks.

  • Urban rail transit in Canada encompasses a broad range of rail mass transit systems, including commuter rail, rapid transit, light rail, and streetcar systems.
  • As of 2009, the site is in maintenance related rail use by Network Rail as their Rail Fleet Engineering Centre (RFEC).
  • Eddie Stobart Logisics operates some rail-based services, both for freight as the Stobart Rail service, and (formerly) for passengers.
  • In March 2012, after considering bus, light rail and heavy rail rapid-transit options, MARTA recommended a light rail option.
  • Hydrail vehicles are usually hybrid vehicles with renewable energy storage, such as batteries or super capacitors, for regenerative braking, improving efficiency and lowering the amount of hydrogen storage required.

  • Other profiles of rail include: bullhead rail; grooved rail; flat-bottomed rail (Vignoles rail or flanged T-rail); bridge rail (inverted U–shaped used in baulk road); and Barlow rail (inverted V).
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