shunt
verb
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- (transitive, chiefly, road transport, informal, Britain) To have a minor collision, especially in a motor car.
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accrocher,
avoir un accrochage
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- (transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.
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aiguiller,
manœuvrer
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- (transitive, electricity) To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
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dériver,
détourner le courant électrique
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- (transitive) To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
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parquer,
reléguer
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shunt
noun
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- (electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
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dérivation
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- (chiefly, road transport, informal, Britain) A minor collision between vehicles.
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accrochage
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- (rail transport) A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
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aiguillage
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- (surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.
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pontage
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shunting
noun
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- The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
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aiguillage
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