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Results for: "train"

Translating from English to Esperanto

Translations:

train — line of connected cars or carriages
→ trajno
→ vagonaro
train — to practice an ability
→ trejni
train — to teach a task
→ dresi
→ trejni

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (6)

1. public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive;
- Example: "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"
[syn: train, railroad train]

2. a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding;
- Example: "a string of islands"
- Example: "train of mourners"
- Example: "a train of thought"
[syn: string, train]

3. a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file;
- Example: "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"
- Example: "they joined the wagon train for safety"
[syn: caravan, train, wagon train]

4. a series of consequences wrought by an event;
- Example: "it led to a train of disasters"

5. piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor;
- Example: "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews"

6. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed;
- Example: "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
[syn: gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train]


VERB (11)

1. create by training and teaching;
- Example: "The old master is training world-class violinists"
- Example: "we develop the leaders for the future"
[syn: train, develop, prepare, educate]

2. undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession;
- Example: "She is training to be a teacher"
- Example: "He trained as a legal aid"
[syn: train, prepare]

3. develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control;
- Example: "Parents must discipline their children"
- Example: "Is this dog trained?"
[syn: discipline, train, check, condition]

4. educate for a future role or function;
- Example: "He is grooming his son to become his successor"
- Example: "The prince was prepared to become King one day"
- Example: "They trained him to be a warrior"
[syn: prepare, groom, train]

5. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment;
- Example: "Cultivate your musical taste"
- Example: "Train your tastebuds"
- Example: "She is well schooled in poetry"
[syn: educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise]

6. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards;
- Example: "Please don't aim at your little brother!"
- Example: "He trained his gun on the burglar"
- Example: "Don't train your camera on the women"
- Example: "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
[syn: aim, take, train, take aim, direct]

7. teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports;
- Example: "He is training our Olympic team"
- Example: "She is coaching the crew"
[syn: coach, train]

8. exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition;
- Example: "She is training for the Olympics"

9. cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it;
- Example: "train the vine"

10. travel by rail or train;
- Example: "They railed from Rome to Venice"
- Example: "She trained to Hamburg"
[syn: train, rail]

11. drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground;
- Example: "The toddler was trailing his pants"
- Example: "She trained her long scarf behind her"
[syn: trail, train]