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/tɾen/
Translation
train
Word origin
From French train ('a trailing line, a procession'), from trainer ('to drag'), ultimately from Latin trahere ('to draw, to drag'). English 'train' has the same source.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- trainer
- English cognates
- train, trail, tract
Grammar
Examples
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He missed the train by five minutes and had to wait for the next one.
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I prefer the train to the plane for short journeys within the country.
Madrid Barcelona .
The high-speed train gets from Madrid to Barcelona in three hours.
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We boarded the train with two large cases.
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The child plays with a wooden train.
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The train arrives at the station at eight.
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