rail — EN↔FR

rail /BrE reɪl

, AmE reɪl

noun

1 (for protection, support) (in fence) barreau m; (on balcony) balustrade f; (on bridge, tower) parapet m, garde-fou m; (handrail) rampe f; (on ship) bastingage m

2 (for display) (in shop) présentoir m

3 (for curtains) tringle f ▶ towel rail, picture rail

4 Transport (track) rail m

by rail [travel, send] par rail

before n [network, traffic, transport] ferroviaire; [journey, travel] en train

rail strike grève f

rail ticket billet m

B rails

plural noun

Horse racing corde f

to come up on the rails tenir la corde

intransitive verb

formal (to rail against, to rail at) s'insurger contre [injustice, pollution, politician]

Idiom

to go off the rails

dérailler informal

Phrasal verb

■ rail off:

rail [sth] off,

rail off [sth]

séparer [qch] par un grillage [areas]; entourer [qch] d'un grillage [area]