でんしゃ

[電車] ⇒れっしゃ

(electric) train

【C】列車， (2車両以上の)電車《◆個々の車両は coach， 《米》car， 《英》carriage》∥ This train stops at Kyoto and all stations beyond. この電車は京都から先の各駅に停車します / Can I catch the 8 o'clock train? 8時の電車に間に合いますか / miss the last train. 最終電車に乗り遅れる / take the wrong ［^×different］ train 電車を間違える.

*streetcar

【C】《米》路面電車， 市街電車.

*tram

【C】《英》路面電車， 市街電車， 市電∥ by tram 市街電車で.

殿舎
palace
電車
electric train

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でんしゃ【電車】

⇒ れっしゃ

(electric) train

〖C〗列車， (2車両以上の)電車《◆個々の車両は coach， 《米》car， 《英》carriage》

This train stops at Kyoto and all stations beyond. この電車は京都から先の各駅に停車します

Can I catch the 8 o'clock train? 8時の電車に間に合いますか

miss the last train. 最終電車に乗り遅れる

take the wrong ［^×different］ train 電車を間違える.

*streetcar

〖C〗《米》路面電車， 市街電車.

*tram

〖C〗《英》路面電車， 市街電車， 市電

by tram 市街電車で.

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I

でんしゃ【伝写】

〔次々と伝え写すこと〕 transcribing and disseminating 《texts》.

伝写本 a scribal [transcribed] copy of a book.

II

でんしゃ【電車】

a train; an electric train.

●混んでいる[すいている]電車 a crowded [an empty] train

・すし詰めの電車 a (jam-)packed train; a train packed to capacity [crammed full of passengers].

●電車から降りる get off a train.

●来年はこの村に電車が通ることになっている. The train line is being extended [coming] to our village next year.

・その村までは電車が通じている. You can get as far as that village by train.

・学校のすぐ前を電車が通っている. The train line runs [Trains run] right in front of our school.

・電車が駅に入って来た. The train has come into the station.

・〔駅のアナウンスで〕 まもなく 3 番線に電車が来ます. A train will be arriving shortly at platform number 3.

・電車が 5 分遅れた. The train was delayed by 5 minutes. | The train was 5 minutes late.

・電車が混んでいる. The train is crowded.

・9 時を過ぎると電車がすき始める. The trains get a little less crowded [packed] after 9 o'clock.

・電車が動き出した. The train has started moving.

・電車が揺れますのでご注意ください. Take care, as the train may joggle [shake].

・雪で電車が半日止まった[不通になった]. The trains stopped (running) for half a day because of the snow.

・この辺は夜 11 時を過ぎると電車がなくなる. Around here, the trains stop (running) after 11 o'clock [there are no trains after 11].

●電車で行く go by train

・8 時半の電車で行く take [go on] the 8:30 (train)

・電車で 20 分の距離です. It is a twenty-minute train ride [20 minutes by train] 《from here》.

・帰りの電車で田中さんに会った. I met [ran into] Mr. Tanaka on the way home in the train.

●電車に乗る get on a train; 〔乗って行く〕 take a train

・私は電車に乗ると酔う. I tend to get trainsick.

・電車に飛び乗る rush to get into [board] a train

・電車に注意. Look [Watch] out for the trains. | 〔踏切の標識〕 Caution; Railroad Crossing.

・電車に間に合わなかった[乗り遅れた]. I missed the train. | I wasn't in time for the train.

・電車に轢(_ひ)かれて死ぬ be run over by a train.

●電車の車掌 a train conductor

・電車の運転手 a train driver; 《米》 a motorman

・電車の乗客 train passengers

・電車の駅 a 《米》 train [《英》 railway] station; a station

・電車の軌道[線路] 〔市街電車の〕 《米》 a streetcar line [track]; a car line; 《英》 a tramline; a tramway

・電車の車庫 a train depot; 《米》 a train [car] shed; a car barn; 〔市街電車の〕 a 《米》 streetcar [《英》 tram] shed

・電車の運転 driving [operating] a train

・電車の運行 train operation; train service

・火事のため一時電車の運行が止まった. The train service was temporarily suspended [The trains were stopped for a time] due to a fire.

・その学校は電車の便がよい. The school is easy to get to by train [isn't far from the station]

・この辺は電車の便が悪い. The trains aren't very convenient [don't run very often] around here.

・電車の待ち時間 the time one has to wait for a [the next] train

・そこに行くには電車の接続が悪く, 距離の割に時間がかかる. It isn't far away but it takes a long time to get there because there are no good train connections.

・電車の中では携帯電話の使用はご遠慮ください. Passengers are requested to refrain from using cellphones [mobile phones] in the train.

●電車を運転する drive [operate] a train

・3 本の電車を乗り継いで行く change trains twice; take three different trains

・会場には駐車場がありません. ぜひ電車をご利用ください. There are no parking facilities at the 《conference》 hall. You are advised to come by train.

・そこは電車をうまく利用すれば日帰りで行って来られる. If you make the right train connections, you can get there and back in a day.

・その一本を逃すと, あと 30 分電車がない. If you miss that train, there isn't another one for half an hour.

●電車は下田までです. The train stops at [only goes as far as] Shimoda.

・その電車は 6 時に着きます. The train is due (in) [arrives] at six.

・〔駅のアナウンスで〕 次の電車は 10 両編成です. The next train has 10 《米》 cars [《英》 carriages].

・この電車は 8 時 5 分発東京行きです. This train is the 8:05 for Tokyo.

郊外電車 a suburban train.

市街[路面]電車 《米》 a streetcar; a trolley (car); 《英》 a tram(car); an electric tram; a surface car.

電車ごっこ playing trains.

電車事故 a train accident.

電車賃 train fare; 《英》 tram-fare.

電車通学 going to school by train; taking the train to school.

電車通り a street with a tramway [car line].