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[treɪn]
1. n
1) Rail treno

to go by train — andare in or col treno

he went by train — ci è andato in treno

to travel by train — viaggiare in treno

in or on the train — in treno, sul treno

to take the 3.00 train — prendere il treno delle 3

to change trains — cambiare treno

2) (line: of animals, vehicles) fila, (entourage) seguito, (of admirers) codazzo
3)

(Brit: series) train of events — serie f inv di eventi

my train of thought — il filo dei miei pensieri

the earthquake brought great suffering in its train — il terremoto ha portato con sé disgrazie e sofferenze

4) (of dress) strascico, coda
2. vt
1) (instruct) istruire, (apprentice, doctor) formare, Mil addestrare, (sportsman) allenare, (mind, memory) far esercitare, (animal) addestrare, ammaestrare

to train sb to do sth — preparare qn a fare qc

2)

to train on — (direct: gun) puntare qc contro, (camera, telescope) puntare (a or verso)

3. vi
1) (learn a skill) fare pratica, fare tirocinio

to train as or to be a lawyer — fare pratica come avvocato

to train as a teacher — fare tirocinio come insegnante

where did you train? — dove hai fatto pratica or tirocinio?

2) Sport

to train (for) — allenarsi (per)

to train for a race — allenarsi per una gara


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