No. 312 in French
train
A railway vehicle for transporting passengers or goods.
In a sentence
Le train arrive à la gare.
The train arrives at the station.
Here, 'train' refers to a mode of transportation, specifically a railway vehicle.
Ils sont en train de préparer le repas.
They are in the process of preparing the meal.
In this context, the phrase 'en train de' is used to indicate an ongoing action and 'train' functions as part of this fixed expression.
Le projet est en bon train.
The project is progressing well.
Here, 'en bon train' is an idiomatic expression meaning that something is advancing or making progress effectively.
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