No. 6,187 in French

ferrovie

"Ferrovie" is not French; it is Italian. In English, it means "railways."

In a sentence

Les ferrovie en France offrent un moyen efficace de voyager.
The railways in France offer an efficient way to travel.
In this sentence, 'ferrovie' is used to denote the general concept of railway systems.
Elle a percé dans l'industrie des ferrovie en tant qu'ingénieur.
She excelled in the railway industry as an engineer.
Here, 'ferrovie' refers to the professional sector associated with railways.
Nous sommes arrivés à la gare pour prendre les ferrovie nationales.
We arrived at the station to take the national railways.
In this context, 'ferrovie' represents specific railway services or systems.

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