railroad

voie ferrée, chemin de fer

Voie composée de rails métalliques sur lesquels circulent les trains.

En anglais simple : A route made of metal tracks that trains travel along.

• The railroad runs beside the river.
• We crossed the railroad near the station.
• An old railroad connected the two towns.

Synonymes : railway, railway line

Expressions courantes : railroad track, cross the railroad, railroad crossing

réseau ferroviaire, chemin de fer

Ensemble de trains, de voies et de gares permettant de transporter des personnes ou des marchandises.

En anglais simple : A transport system of trains, tracks, and stations.

• The railroad carries both people and goods.
• The country expanded its railroad network.
• Heavy snow disrupted the railroad system.

Synonymes : railway

Expressions courantes : national railroad, railroad system, railroad network

compagnie ferroviaire

Entreprise qui possède et exploite des lignes de train et leurs équipements.

En anglais simple : An organization that owns and runs train lines and related equipment.

• The railroad owns several stations.
• Two smaller railroads merged last year.
• She bought shares in a regional railroad.

Synonymes : railway company

Expressions courantes : private railroad, railroad company, railroad owner

procédure expéditive

Procédure menée trop vite, sans réflexion suffisante ni discussion équitable.

En anglais simple : A process pushed through too quickly, without enough thought or fair discussion.

• The hearing was a railroad from start to finish.
• She called the rushed approval a complete railroad.
• The lawyers turned the signing process into a railroad.

Expressions courantes : a complete railroad, a procedural railroad

évincer, chasser

Forcer quelqu’un à quitter rapidement un lieu.

En anglais simple : If people do this to you, they force you to leave quickly.

• They railroaded him out of his job.
• The board tried to railroad her out of office.
• He feared they would railroad him away before the meeting.

Comment l'utiliser : railroad someone out of something (They railroaded the chair out of office.)

Synonymes : force out, oust

Expressions courantes : railroad someone out, railroad someone away

faire emprisonner injustement

Faire envoyer quelqu’un en prison par une procédure judiciaire injuste.

En anglais simple : To make someone go to prison through an unfair legal process.

• The police railroaded an innocent man.
• She claimed her brother had been railroaded into prison.
• False evidence helped railroad him into jail.

Comment l'utiliser : railroad someone into prison (They used false evidence to railroad him into prison.)

Synonymes : frame

Expressions courantes : railroad someone into prison, railroad an innocent person

exploiter un chemin de fer

Diriger une entreprise de transport par train.

En anglais simple : To run a transport business using trains.

• The company hoped to railroad more efficiently.
• They railroaded for profit across the region.
• Private firms can railroad badly too.

Expressions courantes : railroad efficiently, railroad for profit

travailler dans les chemins de fer

Avoir un emploi dans une compagnie de chemins de fer.

En anglais simple : To have a job with a train company.

• My grandfather railroaded for forty years.
• She used to railroad for a freight company.
• He began railroading when he was twenty.

Comment l'utiliser : railroad for someone (He railroaded for a regional train company.)

Expressions courantes : railroad for someone, railroad for years