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railing

/ˈreɪlɪŋ/

Translations

railingnoun

railings

/ˈreɪlɪŋ/

rampeDans le contexte d’un escalier ou d’un dispositif de sécurité.

She held onto the railing as she climbed the stairs.

Elle s’est tenue à la rampe en montant les escaliers.

clôturePour une barrière faite de rails ou de lattes.

The garden was enclosed by a wooden railing.

Le jardin était entouré d’une clôture en bois.

diatribePour le sens de critique ou protestation virulente.

There was constant railing against the new policy.

Il y avait une diatribe constante contre la nouvelle politique.

Additional translations

garde-corpsTerme plus général pour une barrière de protection.

invectivePlus soutenu, pour une critique agressive ou des propos injurieux.

Synonyms

railing system

railinggerund / present participle

/ˈreɪ.lɪŋ/

Used of speech or remarks that rail; abusive, scolding.

injurieuxPour des remarques ou propos agressifs et offensants.

She ignored his railing remarks.

Elle a ignoré ses remarques injurieuses.

Additional translations

virulentQuand l’idée de véhémence ou d’attaque verbale est dominante.

Synonyms

railingsnoun

railing

railings

/ˈreɪlɪŋz/

garde-corpsSe dit souvent au singulier en français, même quand l’anglais est au pluriel.

The garden was enclosed by decorative iron railings.

Le jardin était entouré de garde-corps en fer décoratifs.

Additional translations

balustradesPour des garde-fous ou clôtures décoratives, notamment en architecture.

Synonyms

railverb

railing

Gerund

railed

Past Simple

railed

Past Participle

railing

Gerund

/reɪl/

fulminerS’emploie surtout avec contre ou against dans un sens de protestation vive.

She railed against the unfair treatment she received at work.

Elle fulminait contre le traitement injuste qu’elle avait reçu au travail.

munir de garde-corpsSens technique : équiper d’une rambarde ou d’un garde-corps.

They railed the deck for safety.

Ils ont muni le pont de garde-corps pour la sécurité.

transporter par railSens logistique ou ferroviaire.

The lumber was railed to the coastal city.

Le bois a été transporté par rail jusqu’à la ville côtière.

Synonyms

Definitions

railingnoun

A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports, used for safety or as a boundary.

She held onto the railing as she climbed the stairs.

A fence or barrier made of rails.

The garden was enclosed by a wooden railing.

The act of railing; vehement or abusive criticism or protest.

There was constant railing against the new policy.

railinggerund / present participle

Expressing or characterized by abusive or vehement protest.

She ignored his railing remarks.

railingsnoun

A fence or barrier made of rails.

The garden was enclosed by decorative iron railings.

The horizontal bars or slats that form part of a fence or barrier.

She leaned against the railings, watching the sunset over the ocean.

railverb

To complain or protest strongly and persistently about something.

She railed against the unfair treatment she received at work.

To provide or enclose with rails.

They railed the deck for safety.

To transport or convey by railway.

The lumber was railed to the coastal city.