Translation
train, pace; in the middle of, busy (en train de)
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Word origin
From the verb trainer ('to drag, to pull'), from Vulgar Latin traginare, ultimately from Latin trahere ('to draw, to drag').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- trahere
- English cognates
- train, tractor, traction
Grammar
Examples
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The train leaves in twenty minutes, hurry up.
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I take the train every morning to go to work.
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He was in the middle of reading when I called him.
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The eight o'clock train is arriving ten minutes late.
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She is in the middle of preparing dinner for her guests.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 2: train, ni, leurs and 7 more words.