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Inglés		Español
rail n	(railroad track)	riel, raíl nm
		vía nf
		carril nm
	Workers were inspecting the rails, making sure they were in good repair so that the trains would run without any problems.
	Unos trabajadores estaban inspeccionando los rieles con el fin de asegurarse de que estuvieran en buen estado para que los trenes no tuvieran problemas.
rail n	(railroad transportation)	ferrocarril nm
		tren nm
	The company always uses rail to ship its goods.
	La compañía siempre usa el ferrocarril para mandar sus productos.
rail n	(handrail)	baranda nf
		barandal nm
		pasamanos nm
	Tim grasped the rail and started up the stairs.
	Tim se agarró de la baranda y subió las escaleras.
rail against [sth] vi + prep	(criticize [sth] harshly)	despotricar contra vi + prep
		maldecir⇒ vi
	The residents railed against the plans for a new high-rise block of flats.
	Los vecinos despotricaban contra los planes del nuevo bloque de apartamentos.
rail at [sb] vi + prep	(rebuke [sb] harshly)	reprocharle a v prnl + prep
	The woman railed at the MP for not listening to his constituents' concerns.
	La mujer le reprochó al representante no haber escuchado las preocupaciones de sus votantes.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
rail n as adj	(relating to railroads)	ferroviario/a adj
	Rail travel isn't as fast as air travel, but at least you get to see the scenery of the country you're travelling through.
	Los viajes ferroviarios no son tan rápidos como los aéreos, pero al menos puedes ver el paisaje del país por el que viajas.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
by rail adv	(via train)	por tren loc adv
	Freight is moved either by truck or by rail.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me mandan la bici por tren.
chair rail	(protective molding)	guardasillas n común inv
check rail, checkrail n	US (window part)	riel de ventana guillotina nm + loc adj
corncrake, landrail, corn crake, land rail n	(grain-eating bird)	rey de codornices loc nom m
		codorniz nf
curtain rail n	(bar for hanging drapes) (de cortina)	riel nm
	Tengo que subirme a la escalera para colgar la cortina del riel.
	(AR)	barral nm
	Primero colocó la cortina en el barral, y luego lo aplicó en la pared.
fife rail n	(nautical)	cabillero nm
		guindaste nm
fly rail n	(furniture bracket)	soporte compatible con la hoja de bisagra de una tabla loc nom m
fly rail n	(theater: row of pins)	tramoya nf
guide rail n	(track: guides movement)	raíl guía nm + adj mf
		riel guía nm + adj mf
handrail n	(support rail: on stairs, etc.)	pasamanos nm inv
		barandal nm
		baranda nf
	The stairs were steep, and Nina was glad there was a handrail.
light rail n	(rapid transit railway)	tren ligero nm
		metro ligero nm
picture rail n	(bar from which pictures are hung)	riel nm
	Ahora se lleva mucho colgar las fotos de rieles.
rack rail	(type of railway)	raíl de cremallera nm + loc adj
rail fence	(fence made of rails)	cerca nf
red rail n	(extinct bird)	rascón rojo nm
Note: Aphanapteryx bonasia. Especie extinta.
side rail n	(part of bed frame) (cama)	baranda nf
snake fence, Virginia fence, Virginia rail fence, worm fence n	(zigzag of rails)	cerca zigzag nf + adj
towel rail n	(bar for hanging towels)	toallero nm
		barral para la toalla nm + loc adj

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'rails' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

derail - larry - rail fence - reviler - snake fence - streetcar - trackless - train track - tram - tram track

Spanish:

descaminar - descarriado - desencaminar - desrielar - echar a perder - encarrilar - enrielar - extraviar - ir por mal camino - malear

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accident to, on or involving cable-car, not on rails
Bend in the rails
board rails
Bowls, grinds and rails
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end rails of a bed
even if they are running off the rails
fence rails
frame rails
He ran/went off the rails in his first year at university
I guess I was a bit off the rails for a while
Improvement of rails or Rails improvement - grammar
lift rails
mid rails
no doubt in league with a clever post and rails or fence...
Rails
Rails & Ties
rails and guards around wall openings
Rails and rails
rails in horse racing
rails on conveyors
Rails renovation of.. - grammar
ride the rails
Ride the rails
rub rails?
set-down rails/points
side rails (as in the sides of a bed)
slipped the rails
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the platform feature integrated pile gate guide rails
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