train

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el tren

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train
[treɪn]
sustantivo
1tren (m) (means of transport)
  • by train -> en tren
2concatenación (f) serie (f) (series)
  • train of thought -> pensamientos mpl
3séquito (m) (retinue)
4cola (f) (of dress)
verbo transitivo
5formar, adiestrar (person); adiestrar, educar (animal, ear); entrenar (in sport)
  • to train somebody for something/to do something -> adiestrar a alguien para algo/para hacer algo
6dirigir (gun, telescope)(on hacia)
verbo intransitivo
7entrenar(se) (athlete, soldier)
  • to train as a nurse/teacher -> estudiar para (ser) enfermero(a)/maestro(a)

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train [trein]
1Disciplinar, ejercitar o hacer que uno aprenda alguna cosa mediante el ejercicio y práctica de ella.
2Amaestrar, enseñar, criar, adiestrar: en esta significación va casi siempre con la partícula up.
3Preparar, poner en cierta condición física prescrita, por medio de la dieta y el ejercicio.
4Poner en espaldera, hacer trepar o dirigir en una dirección particular (una planta).
5Apuntar un cañón.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
6Criar, dar enseñanza, someter a un régimen. (n)
7Seguir un curso metódico de ejercicios gimnásticos, o de otra clase. (n)
  • To train a horse -> amaestrar o adiestrar un caballo
  • To train soldiers -> disciplinar tropa
va.
sustantivo
1Procesión; fila de vehículos; tren de ferrocarril.
2Reguero de pólvora.
3Séquito, tren, comitiva; recua.
4Serie, continuación ordenada.
5La cola de las aves; cola de vestido.
6Tren, serie de piezas que obran juntas para transmitir el movimiento. (Mecánica)
7Lazo, celada (trap); trampa.
  • Down tren descendente -> tren de ida
  • Up tres ascendente -> tren de regreso
  • Excursion tren de ida y vuelta de recreo -> Freight (E.U.) goods (GB) tren de mercancías, tren de carga
  • Through tren directo o terminal ->

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train [treɪn]
noun
1 (Ferro) tren; (m)
the train pulled into the station
diesel/electric train tren diesel/eléctrico; (m) express/fast/slow train tren expreso/rápido/ordinario; (m) high-speed train tren de alta velocidad; (m) steam train tren de vapor; (m) connecting train tren de enlace; (m) through train (tren ) directo; (m) (m)
to catch a train (to)catch coger tomar un tren (a);or (LAm)
I've got a train to catch tengo que coger tomar un tren;or (LAm)
we can catch the early morning train I caught a train to Oxford
to change trainschange cambiar de tren; hacer tra(n)sbordo
we'll have to change trains at Carlisle we barely had enough time to change trains
to go by traingo ir en tren
he arrived by train yesterday we are planning to go by train
to send sth by trainsend mandar algo por ferrocarril
the parcel was too big for normal mail, so they sent it by train they sent their luggage ahead by train
to take the traintake coger tomar el tren;or (LAm)
we took the 3.00 train which train are you getting?
to travel by traintravel viajar en tren
gravy
2 (line) [of people, vehicles] fila; (f) [of mules, camels] recua; (f) reata; (f)
a train of reporters followed her everywhere una cohorte de reporteros la seguía a todos sitios
a train of cars a long train of oil tankers this used to be done with a baggage train of camels train of camels
3 (sequence) serie; (f)
a train of disasters/events una serie de catástrofes/acontecimientos
train of [events] the ensuing train of events led to his resignation there was nothing we could do to halt a train of events which seemed unstoppable They were all adults in that car and any one of them could have stopped that train of events with one word. It was just a tragic accident
the earthquake brought great suffering in its trainin el terremoto trajo consigo gran sufrimiento
the availability of contraception brought in its train a fundamental shift in attitudes The fundamental transformation of a peasant economy into a powerful capitalist nation has brought in its train a fundamental shift of population from rural to urban areas in their train, cars have brought a host of other problems the recession is biting deep, and it is bringing human misery in its train it is [in] train
the next stage of the operation was well in train la siguiente fase de la operación ya estaba en marcha
their modernization plan was in train serious negotiations were in train during the summer of 1984 in a moment the farewell ceremony was in train the modernization process in train in Poland
to put sth in trainputset sth in trainset poner algo en marcha
economic reforms set in train by the government since Mr Castell joined the company a management an operational shake-up has been put in train Poland, the country which arguably set in train the crumbling of Communist power these two powers were being drawn inexorably together by events on the continent, many of which had been set in train by Germany the missionaries set in train a familiar cycle: white man's diseases took hold, and the Indians began to abandon their customs and traditional agriculture the dismantling of the Soviet empire, which Gorbachev has put in train
train of thoughtthought
to lose one's train of thought perder el hilo; you're interrupting my train of thought me cortas el hilo de mis pensamientos; they were both silent, each following her own train of thought estaban las dos calladas, cada una pensando en lo suyo
I don't want to break his train of thought this train of thought led him back to Pamela he began another train of thought he kept encouraging this train of thought in her
4 (entourage) séquito; (m) comitiva; (f)
5 [of dress] cola; (f)
to carry sb's train llevar la cola del vestido de algn
the bride was wearing a dress with a long white train
6 (Mec) [of gears] tren; (m)
verb:transitive
1 (instruct) [+staff] formar; [+worker] (in new technique) capacitar; [+soldier, pilot] adiestrar; [+athlete, team] entrenar; [+animal] (for task) adiestrar; (to do tricks) amaestrar; [+racehorse] entrenar; preparar
our staff are trained to the highest standards el nivel de formación de nuestros empleados es del más alto nivel; you've got him well trained! (humorous) ¡le tienes bien enseñado!; (humorous)
over the 12-month period, they managed to train 181 pilots
he was trained in Salamanca (for qualification) estudió en Salamanca; (for job) recibió su formación profesional en Salamanca
we train them in bricklaying and other building techniques he has spent a year training crews for next month's round the world race he trains top athletes he owns and trains horses the filly was trained by a top stable the extraordinary care she takes in raising and training her dogs we watch elephants being trained for zoos and circuses to train sb to do sth
to train sb to do sth: his troops are trained to kill a sus tropas se les enseña a matar; professional counsellors are trained to be objective los consejeros profesionales están capacitados adiestrados para ser objetivos;or he had trained himself to write left-handed aprendió por su cuenta a escribir con la izquierda; train yourself to think positively habitúate a pensar de manera positiva; the dogs were trained to attack intruders se adiestraba a los perros para que atacaran a los intrusos
men were trained to conceal their emotions his troops are trained to kill/to obey orders the US was ready to train its troops to participate
to train sb for sthfor
the programme trains young people for jobs in computing el programa forma a la gente joven para realizar trabajos en informática; nobody trains you for the job of being a parent nadie te enseña a ser padre
China trained a team especially for the Games
to train sb in sthin
officers trained in the use of firearms oficiales entrenados adiestrados en el uso de armas de fuego;or they are training women in non-traditional female jobs están formando a mujeres en trabajos que tradicionalmente no realizan las mujeres
the Navy doesn't promise to train you in anything, but they do their best to train you in whatever you want it would also provide an opportunity to train doctors in the administration of the drug they train their staff in stress management and relaxation techniques the company is spending 30 million dollars a year training employees in reading and math skills
2 (develop) [+voice, mind] educar
before launching into self-hypnosis it helps to train your mind to focus on your suggestions this trains the mind to react almost instantaneously my degree will help me train my mind and improve my chances of getting a job a good education will train the mind piano lessons helped train his ear for music once you've got this far with visualization you should go on to training your memory aerobic exercise trains your heart and lungs she spent months training her voice to sing blues regular practice will train your body to relax
3 (direct) [+gun] apuntar;on a; [+camera, telescope] enfocar;on a
his gun was trained on Jo apuntaba a Jo con la pistola; the camera was trained on me la cámara me estaba enfocando
she trained her binoculars on the horizon Sharpe trained his telescope on the far ridge I kept the beam of the torch trained on her face police cameras had been specifically trained on that area
4 (guide) [+plant] guiar;up, along por
greenery trained along ceiling beams plant a climber in a large tub and train it round the window and door the cucumbers were trained up canes in the greenhouse you could even fix a trellis to your walls and train plants to grow up it
verb:intransitive
1 (learn a skill) estudiar
where did you train? (for qualification) ¿dónde estudió?; (for job) ¿dónde se formó?
he turned up at the hospital where I was training to train [as] [to be] sth
he trained to be a lawyer estudió derecho; she was training to be a teacher estudiaba para (ser) maestra; estudiaba magisterio
I trained hard for this job and I don't know how to do anything else I trained hard for this job
she trained as a hairdresseras estudió peluquería; aprendió el oficio de peluquera
he's training for the priesthoodfor estudia para meterse en el sacerdocio
2 (Dep) entrenar; entrenarse
I train for six hours a day (me) entreno seis horas diarias
she trains at least six hours every day with the prospect of Olympic glory\ they have been training hard\ our coach was always on the sidelines watching us train
to train for sth entrenar(se) para algo
he was training for the London marathon
modifier
train crash (n) accidente ferroviario; (m)
train driver (n) maquinista; (m)
train fare (n)
I gave him the money for the train fare le di dinero para el billete de tren
the train fare was £20 train fares have gone up again
train journey (n) viaje en tren; (m)
train service (n) servicio de trenes; (m)
train set (n) tren de juguete con vías, estaciones etc; (m) (con vías, estaciones etc)
train station (n) estación de ferrocarril; (f) estación de tren; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "train"

Imperative
  • train
  • you train
  • he/she trains
  • we train
  • you train
  • they train
Preterite
  • I trained
  • you trained
  • he/she trained
  • we trained
  • you trained
  • they trained
Present Continuous
  • I am training
  • you are training
  • he/she is training
  • we are training
  • you are training
  • they are training
Present Perfect
  • I have trained
  • you have trained
  • he/she has trained
  • we have trained
  • you have trained
  • they have trained
Past Continuous
  • I was training
  • you were training
  • he/she was training
  • we were training
  • you were training
  • they were training
Past Perfect
  • I had trained
  • you had trained
  • he/she had trained
  • we had trained
  • you had trained
  • they had trained
Future
  • I will train
  • you will train
  • he/she will train
  • we will train
  • you will train
  • they will train
Future Perfect
  • I will have trained
  • you will have trained
  • he/she will have trained
  • we will have trained
  • you will have trained
  • they will have trained
Future Continuous
  • I will be training
  • you will be training
  • he/she will be training
  • we will be training
  • you will be training
  • they will be training
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been training
  • you have been training
  • he/she has been training
  • we have been training
  • you have been training
  • they have been training
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been training
  • you will have been training
  • he/she will have been training
  • we will have been training
  • you will have been training
  • they will have been training
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been training
  • you had been training
  • he/she had been training
  • we had been training
  • you had been training
  • they had been training
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake