metro
A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally…A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
» Where is the closest metro stop?
Wo befindet sich die nächste Metrostation?
Wo befindet sich der nächste U-Bahnhof?
Де найближча станція метро?
Де знаходиться найближча станція метро?
Meaning
3 senses(general)A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
He is going to the stadium by metro.
(uncommon)An urban rapid transit rail transport system, normally with lighter track and light trains (i.e. an S-Bahn or similar), or a train in such systems.
A metropolitan area.
- an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
Examples
111 sentencesWhere is the closest metro stop?
Де найближча станція метро? — ascolto
deWo befindet sich die nächste Metrostation? — MUIRIEL
Where is the nearest metro station?
Де найближча станція метро? — ascolto
ruГде ближайшая станция метро? — Hellerick
deWo ist die nächste Metrostation? — MUIRIEL
Excuse me, where is the metro?
Перепрошую, де метро? — deniko
ruПростите, где метро? — marafon
deEntschuldigung, wo ist die U-Bahn? — Tamy
How do I get to the metro?
Як мені дістатися до метро? — deniko
ruКак мне дойти до метро? — Wezel
deWo komme ich zur U-Bahn? — Yorwba
Which is quicker, a taxi or the metro?
Що швидше, таксі чи метро? — deniko
ruКак быстрее, на такси или на метро? — Ooneykcall
deWas ist schneller, ein Taxi oder die U-Bahn? — Hans_Adler
Origin
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) +From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)), as in the Chemin de fer métropolitain, an early name for the Paris Métro. This name was a direct translation of "Metropolitan Railway", which was the original name of the earliest part of the London Underground, constructed in 1863.
Clipping of metropolitan.
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Forms
plural: metrosSynonyms
5 synonyms- an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city):tubeundergroundsubway systemsubway