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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesferroviaire
Native Script:passionné de chemins de fer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fɛʁ.ʁɔ.vjɛʁ/
"De nombreux passionnés de chemins de fer photographient les anciennes locomotives à vapeur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who is enthusiastic about and intensely interested in trains and rail transport systems.
"Every weekend, local railfans gather near the historic junction with cameras and notebooks to log passing locomotives."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
A blend of 'rail', referring to the railroad infrastructure, and 'fan', an abbreviation of 'fanatic' which originated in the late 19th century in American sports culture. The compound 'railfan' itself emerged in the United States during the mid-20th century as train travel and spotting grew into a distinct organized hobby.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Railfan" is said worldwide
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ferroviaire
Transliteration: /fɛʁ.ʁɔ.vjɛʁ/
Script: passionné de chemins de fer
"De nombreux passionnés de chemins de fer photographient les anciennes locomotives à vapeur."
Eisenbahnfan
Transliteration: /ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌfæn/
"Der Eisenbahnfan reiste durch ganz Europa, um historische Züge zu sehen."
appassionato di ferrovie
Transliteration: /ap.pas.sjoˈnaː.to di ferˈrɔː.vje/
"Un grande appassionato di ferrovie non perde mai l'occasione di viaggiare su una linea storica."
aficionado a los trenes
Transliteration: /a.fi.sjoˈna.do a los ˈtɾe.nes/
Script: aficionado a los ferrocarriles
"El aficionado a los ferrocarriles pasó horas esperando el tren expreso."
ferroviário
Transliteration: /fɛ.ʁuˈvja.ɾju/
Script: ferroviófilo
"O ferroviófilo coleciona bilhetes de comboio antigos."
रेल प्रेमी
Transliteration: rel premi
"वह एक बड़ा रेल प्रेमी है जो हर नई ट्रेन की तस्वीरें लेता है।"
铁路迷
Transliteration: tiělù mí
"许多铁路迷特地赶来拍摄这列退役的蒸汽机车。"
철도 동호인
Transliteration: cheoldo donghoin
"철도 동호인들이 모여 신형 열차의 운행을 기념했다."
鉄道ファン
Transliteration: tetsudō fan
"多くの鉄道ファンがその引退する列車の姿をカメラに収めた。"
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