Schwell

Lëtzebuergesch

English: sleeper [of a railway track]
Français: traverse [de voie ferrée]
Deutsch: Schwelle [Bahnschwelle]

Type: SUBST F
Plural: Schwellen
Synonym: Eisebunnsschwell

Pronunciation (IPA)

[ʃwæl]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: Schwelle (Bahnschwelle)
Français: traverse (de voie ferrée)
English: sleeper (of a railway track)
Português: travessa (de via férrea)
Nederlands: biels; dwarsligger

Synonyms

Eisebunnsschwell

Meaning 2

Deutsch: Schwelle (Türschwelle)
Français: seuil (de porte)
English: threshold
Português: soleira (de porta)
Nederlands: drempel

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

Schwell
Schwellen

Example sentences

op der neier Zuchlinn leeën d'Aarbechter den Ament d'Schwellen
Meaning 1: sleeper
de Sputt tëschent der Schwell an der Dier ass ze grouss, et zitt eran
Meaning 2: threshold

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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