français term
Allemagne
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Native in: anglais (Variant: US) 
, français (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: anglais vers français, français vers anglais, allemand vers anglais, and 1 more.
Motrice
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Sally ALLCARD
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polyglot45
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Oct 25, 2016 23:21: writeaway changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Rasha A., Tony M, writeaway
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Proposed translations
Royaume-Uni
M.A.,ITI qualified, ISO17100 certified
Native in: anglais
Works in: français vers anglais, italien vers anglais
Railcar
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writeaway
: ref?
15 minutes
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polyglot45
: this is rather old-fashioned these days
3 heures
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Reference comments
Native in: anglais , français
Works in: anglais vers français, français vers anglais, allemand vers français, and 4 more.
Discussion
The extract should include the terms in question.
Without that context, we can only repeat the exercise you have done and give a very basic term for term reply which may not be appropriate.
If there are railway experts here, they too will no doubt need to have some context.
I hope you find the help you need.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_unit
motrice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_coach
locomotive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive
What I have foun in my researches:
motrice=motor coach
locomotive=locomotive
automotrice=multiple units
I am not sure of the results and I need help from experts.
Thank you
For the purposes of the translation of the text you are working on, do you require the translation of the term "motrice" :
- as an adjective, or
- as a noun?
Of the 22 times the term appears in the reference you have provided, it is not possible to know which of those 22 times the term appears is the one or ones you are having difficulty translating. Bear in mind that without being able to see the original French text, we can only rely upon extracts that you might provide. The Wikipedia text, without guidance as to which parts are relevant, does not really help that much.
You indicate that you are looking to translate the 3 terms - motrice, locomotive and automotrice - as types of train, so I suppose you are looking for nouns.
Please could you indicate :
- the searches you have carried out
- the conclusions you have drawn thus far from those searches
- why the results of your own searches are not helpful, or the doubts you have
This help us to avoid repeating work you have already done. It also helps us to understand how you are thinking. Finally, it also helps to guide in thinking and searching.
please find the words I need in the link below:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livrées_SNCF#Automotrices_et_A...