- rail
- reil
1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) barra2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) carril, raíl
2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) cercar (con una barandilla, i2etc/i2)- railing- railroad
- railway
- by rail
rail n1. raíl / rielthe train went off the rails el tren se salió de la vía2. barandilla / barrahold on to the rail agárrate a la barandillaby rail por ferrocarril
raíl sustantivo masculino rail 'raíl' also found in these entries: Spanish: carril - cojinete - comulgatorio - férrea - férreo - ferroviaria I - ferroviario - riel - toallero - baranda - barra - borda - ferrocarrilero - vía English: connected - delay - rail - rail accident - rail journey - rail strike - rail traffic - towel rail - bar - buffer - caboose - car - carriage - coach - compartment - couple - engineer - gauge - guard - hand - line - luggage - main - metro - platform - point - shunt - siding - sleeper - sleeping - station - steam - subway - switch - tank - towel - track - train - truck - van - wagonrailtr[reɪl]noun1 barra2 (handrail) pasamano, barandilla, baranda3 (for train) raíl nombre masculino, carril nombre masculino, riel nombre masculino4 (the railway) ferrocarril nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby rail por ferrocarrilto go off the rails irse por el mal camino, descarriarserail strike huelga de ferroviarios————————railtr[reɪl]transitive verb to rail against1 despotricar contrarail ['reɪl] vi1)to rail against revile: denostar contra2)to rail at scold: regañar, reprenderrail n1) bar: barra f, barrera f2) handrail: pasamanos m, barandilla f3) track: riel m (para ferrocarriles)4) railroad: ferrocarril mrailadj.• ferroviario, -a adj.n.• baranda s.f.• barandilla s.f.• barra s.f.• batayola s.f.• carril s.m.• riel s.m.v.• transportar por ferrocarril v.
I reɪlnoun1) ca) (bar) riel m, barra fb) (hand rail) pasamanos mc) (barrier) baranda f, barandilla f2)a) c (for trains, trams) riel m, raíl m (Esp)the train came off the rails — el tren descarriló
to go off the rails — (BrE colloq) (morally) descarriarse*, apartarse del buen camino; (mentally) enloquecerse*
b) u (railroad) ferrocarril mby rail — en or por ferrocarril; (before n) <service, link> ferroviario, de ferrocarril
rail travel — los viajes en tren
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intransitive verb (frml)to rail AGAINST something — clamar contra algo (frml)
I [reɪl]1. N1) (=handrail) (on stairs, bridge, balcony) baranda f , barandilla f , pasamanos m inv ; (for curtains) riel m ; (on ship) barandilla f ; (for feet) apoyo m para los pies; (=fence) valla f , cerco m2) (for train) carril m , riel mrails vía fsingto go off or come off or leave the rails — [train] descarrilar
to send sth by rail — enviar algo por ferrocarril
to travel by rail — viajar por ferrocarril or en tren
- go off the rails3) rails (Econ) acciones fpl de sociedades ferroviarias2.CPDrail accident N — accidente m de ferrocarril, accidente m ferroviario
rail journey N — viaje m por ferrocarril or en tren
rail link N — conexión f ferroviaria
rail strike N — huelga f de ferroviarios
rail system N — red f ferroviaria, sistema m ferroviario
rail traffic N — tráfico m por ferrocarril
rail travel N — viajes mpl por ferrocarril or en tren
pass 1., 1)rail worker N — (Brit) ferroviario(-a) m / f , ferrocarrilero(-a) m / f (Mex)
- rail off
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† [reɪl]VI frmto rail against sth — clamar contra algo
to rail at sb — recriminar a algn, recriminarle algo a algn, recriminar a algn por hacer algo
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[reɪl]N (Orn) rascón m* * *
I [reɪl]noun1) ca) (bar) riel m, barra fb) (hand rail) pasamanos mc) (barrier) baranda f, barandilla f2)a) c (for trains, trams) riel m, raíl m (Esp)the train came off the rails — el tren descarriló
to go off the rails — (BrE colloq) (morally) descarriarse*, apartarse del buen camino; (mentally) enloquecerse*
b) u (railroad) ferrocarril mby rail — en or por ferrocarril; (before n) <service, link> ferroviario, de ferrocarril
rail travel — los viajes en tren
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intransitive verb (frml)to rail AGAINST something — clamar contra algo (frml)
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.