| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| by train adv | (travel or transport: on a train) | med tåg prep + s |
| The easiest way to get there is by train. |
| commuter train n | (train between home and work) | pendeltåg s |
drive train,
drivetrain n | (automotive system) | självgående system s |
| electric train n | (train powered by electricity) | eltåg, elektriskt tåg s |
| Most electric trains use overhead lines. |
| gravy train n | slang, figurative (easy wealth) (slang, bildlig) | på en räkmacka uttr |
| (slang, bildlig) | gräddfilen s |
| The public works project is a gravy train for the builder. |
| in the train of [sth] expr | (in the aftermath of) | i följden av ngt uttr |
| (bildlig) | i ngts efterdyning, i ngts kölvatten uttr |
| In the train of the storm, many people were left homeless. |
| in train expr | (in progress) | på gång uttr |
| (bildlig) | i rörning uttr |
| on the gravy train adv | slang, figurative (acquiring easy wealth) (slang, bildlig) | på en räkmacka uttr |
| (slang, bildlig) | vara i gräddfilen vbal uttr |
| The chief executive could pocket a bonus of $100 million and is clearly on the gravy train. |
potty train [sb],
potty-train [sb] vtr | (teach to use the toilet) | pott-träna, potträna vtr |
| power train | (machinery) | kraftöverföring s |
| train of thought n | (sequence of ideas) | tankegång s |
| I got confused when I was explaining it, and lost my train of thought. |
| train station n | (railway stop) (vardagligt) | tågstation s |
| (formell) | järnvägsstation s |
| (vardagligt) | station s |
| You must buy your ticket online or at the train station before you travel. |
| train stop n | (railway: scheduled station) | tågstation s |
| I must get off at the next train stop. |
| train stop n | (railway: safety device) | nödbroms s |
| The collision occurred when the train stop failed to protect the train due to a design error. |
| train track n | (rails of a railway) | tågspår s |
train wreck (US),
train crash (UK) n | (railroad accident) | tågkrasch s |
| tågolycka |
train wreck,
trainwreck n | mainly US, figurative, informal (thing: disaster, mess) (bildlig) | katastrof s |
| soppa |
| This report is a train wreck and I'll need to completely redo it. |
train wreck,
trainwreck n | mainly US, figurative, informal (person: with many problems) (kränkande) | nolla s |
| dysfunktionell person |
| (bildlig, kränkande) | katastrof s |
| My brother was a train wreck all last year. |
trainspotter,
train spotter n | UK (hobbyist: observes trains) | tågräknare s |
| tågtittare s |
trainspotter,
train spotter n | UK, figurative (person obsessed with details) (negativ) | petig person s |
| detaljorienterad person s |
