"mind the gap" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. (rail transport) Be careful of the gap between the vehicle and the platform it is near, in boarding or alighting due to the wide gaps between the train and platform that are caused by curved tracks and platforms in some stations. Translations (be careful of the gap between vehicle and platform): 小心空隙 (xiǎoxīn kòngxì) (Chinese Mandarin), varokaa väliä (Finnish), varokaa rakoa (Finnish), coidado co oco (Galician), vigyázat, rés (Hungarian), kérjük, vigyázzanak a be- és kiszállásnál (Hungarian), attenzione: allontanarsi dalla linea gialla (Italian), tänk på avståndet (Swedish)
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