bullet train
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bullet train
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Calque from Japanese 弾(だん)丸(がん)列(れっ)車(しゃ) (dangan ressha).
noun bullet trains
- A Shinkansen train; a Japanese high-speed rail train.
- Any high-speed train which resembles such a train.
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noun Japanese high-speed train
| 한국어 | 신칸센 sinkansen |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 新幹線 shinkansen |
| 中文 | 新幹線 /新干线 xīngànxiàn, 子彈火車 /子弹火车 zǐdàn huǒchē |
| हिन्दी | शिनकानसेन śinkānsen |
| Português | trem-bala, comboio-bala |
| Français | shinkansen |
| Deutsch | Shinkansen, Hochgeschwindigkeitszug |
| Русский | синкансэ́н sinkansɛ́n, высокоскоростно́й по́езд vysokoskorostnój pójezd |
| Tiếng Việt | shinkansen |
| العربية | شِينْكَانْسِن šinkansen |
| עברית | שינקנסן shinkansen |
noun high-speed train
| Español | tren de alta velocidad, tren de gran velocidad, tren bala, AVE |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 초특급 choteukgeup, 탄환열차 tanhwanyeolcha, 총알열차 chong'aryeolcha, 총알고속열차 chong'algosogyeolcha |
| 日本語 | 超特急 chōtokkyū, 弾丸列車 dangan ressha |
| 中文 | 子彈火車 /子弹火车 zǐdàn huǒchē, 高鐵 /高铁 gāotiě |
| हिन्दी | बुलेट ट्रेन buleṭ ṭren |
| Português | trem-bala, comboio-bala |
| Français | train à grande vitesse (TGV) |
| Deutsch | Hochgeschwindigkeitszug, Superexpress |
| Română | tren de mare viteză |
| Русский | высокоскоростно́й по́езд vysokoskorostnój pójezd, суперэкспре́сс superɛkspréss |
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title = {bullet train},
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