"train du diable" meaning in Français

See train du diable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \tʁɛ̃ dy djɑbl\
  1. Allure excessivement rapide.
    Sense id: fr-train_du_diable-fr-noun-rfpIEnY9 Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: train d’enfer Translations: visoki tempo (Croate)
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          "ref": "Jean Giono, Un de Baumugnes, Grasset, 1929",
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