derail
To cause to come off the tracksTo cause to come off the tracks.
» The train was derailed and about thirty passengers were either killed or injured.
Der Zug entgleiste, und es gab ca. 30 Tote und Verletzte unter den Fahrgästen.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To cause to come off the tracks.
The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the collision.
entgleisen
сходи́ть с ре́льсовsxodítʹ s rélʹsov, сойти́ с ре́льсовsojtí s rélʹsov
cause to run off the tracks
(intransitive)To come off the tracks.
run off or leave the rails
(figuratively, intransitive)To deviate from the previous course or direction.
The conversation derailed once James brought up politics.
entgleisen
(figuratively, transitive)To cause to deviate from a set course or direction.
The protesting students derailed the professor's lecture.
zum Entgleisen bringen
пуска́ть под отко́сpuskátʹ pod otkós, срыва́тьsryvátʹ, сорва́тьsorvátʹ
Examples
23 sentencesThe train was derailed and about thirty passengers were either killed or injured.
deDer Zug entgleiste, und es gab ca. 30 Tote und Verletzte unter den Fahrgästen. — xtofu80
The train was derailed.
ruПоезд сошёл с рельсов. — marafon
deDer Zug entgleiste. — xtofu80
A tram derailed.
Трамвай зійшов з рейок. — Walentinio
ruТрамвай сошёл с рельсов. — BW
The tram derailed.
Трамвай зійшов з рейок. — Walentinio
ruТрамвай сошёл с рельсов. — BW
The bicycle chain keeps on derailing.
deDie Fahrradkette geht immer wieder ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From French dérailler (“to go off the rails”). Analyzable as de- + rail.From French dérailler (“to go off the rails”). Analyzable as de- + rail.
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Forms
derails, derailing, derailed, derailedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle