train

treno

Veicolo formato da vagoni collegati che trasporta persone o merci sui binari.

In inglese semplice: A vehicle made of connected parts that carries people or goods along railway tracks.

• The train is late.
• We took a train to London.
• Did you miss the last train?

Espressioni comuni: catch a train, train station, train ticket, by train

strascico

Parte posteriore lunga di un vestito che si trascina a terra dietro chi lo indossa.

In inglese semplice: The long back part of a dress that lies on the ground behind the person wearing it.

• Her dress had a long train.
• A bridesmaid lifted the bride’s train.
• The gown’s train was decorated with flowers.

Come si usa: the train of something (The train of her gown covered the steps.)

Espressioni comuni: long train, dress train, train of something

carovana, convoglio

Fila di persone, animali o veicoli che avanzano uno dietro l’altro.

In inglese semplice: A line of people, animals, or vehicles moving one behind another.

• A wagon train crossed the valley.
• We followed a train of pack animals.
• The supply train stretched along the narrow road.

Come si usa: a train of something (A train of camels crossed the sand.)

Sinonimi: procession, caravan

Espressioni comuni: wagon train, camel train, train of something

formare, addestrare

Insegnare a una persona o a un animale a fare qualcosa attraverso istruzioni ed esercizi.

In inglese semplice: To teach a person or animal how to do something through instruction and practice.

• She trains guide dogs.
• They trained me to use the machine.
• Who will train the new staff?

Come si usa: train someone to do something (We train staff to use the equipment safely.); train someone in something (She trains new employees in customer service.); train as something (He is training as a nurse.)

Sinonimi: teach, instruct, coach

Espressioni comuni: train a dog, train someone to, train new staff

allenarsi

Fare esercizio o pratica regolarmente per migliorare un’abilità o prepararsi a una gara.

In inglese semplice: To exercise or practise regularly to improve a skill or prepare for a competition.

• I train twice a week.
• He trained hard for the race.
• Where does your team train?

Come si usa: train for something (She trains for the marathon every morning.)

Sinonimi: practise, work out

Espressioni comuni: train hard, train for something, train every day

addestrare

Fornire esempi a un sistema informatico perché impari a svolgere un compito.

In inglese semplice: To give a computer system examples so it can learn to perform a task.

• We trained the model on photos.
• This algorithm was trained to identify birds.
• How much data do you need to train it?

Come si usa: train something on something (They trained the model on thousands of pictures.); train something to do something (We trained the system to recognise speech.)

Espressioni comuni: train a model, train an algorithm, train on data