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The United States, and the president's made this clear, does not want Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. That's a red line for us. And it's a red line obviously for the Israelis so we share a common goal here.
Leon Panetta

Meaning of "red line" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RED LINE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RED LINE

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Red line is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RED LINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of red line in the English dictionary

The definition of red line in the dictionary is a point beyond which a person or group is not prepared to negotiate.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RED LINE

red hat
red heat
red herring
Red Indian
red jasmine
red kangaroo
red kite
red kowhai
red lead
red light
red man
red matipo
red meat
red men
red mercury
red mist
red mullet
red ned
Red Nose Day
red oak

WORDS THAT END LIKE RED LINE

all along the line
bottom line
cell line
command line
credit line
dotted line
finish line
front line
hold the line
hotline
land line
lay on the line
main line
on line
product line
production line
sign on the dotted line
six-yard line
step out of line
tag line
toe the line

Synonyms and antonyms of red line in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «red line» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RED LINE

Find out the translation of red line to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of red line from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «red line» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

红线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

línea roja
570 millions of speakers

English

red line
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाल रेखा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خط أحمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

красная линия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

A linha vermelha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাল লাইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ligne rouge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

garis merah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rote Linie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レッドライン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레드 라인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Garis abang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường đỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிவப்பு கோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाल रेघ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırmızı cizgi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linea rossa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czerwona linia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Червона лінія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

linie roșie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόκκινη γραμμή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rooi lyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

röda linjen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rød linje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of red line

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RED LINE»

The term «red line» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.909 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RED LINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about red line

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5 QUOTES WITH «RED LINE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word red line.
1
Sauli Niinisto
The Finnish way of dealing with Russia, whatever the situation, is that we will be very decisive to show what we don't like, where the red line is.
2
Leon Panetta
The United States, and the president's made this clear, does not want Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. That's a red line for us. And it's a red line obviously for the Israelis so we share a common goal here.
3
Susan Rice
Our bottom line, if you want to call it a red line, president's bottom line has been that Iran will not acquire a nuclear weapon and we will take no option off the table to ensure that it does not acquire a nuclear weapon, including the military option.
4
Joey Santiago
It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!
5
Pope Shenouda III
Debating religious beliefs are a red line, a deep red line.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RED LINE»

Discover the use of red line in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to red line and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Thin Red Line
A scathing critique of heroism, The Thin Red Line is among the greatest masterpieces of war writing. 'The men are real, the words are real, death is real, imminent and immediate' Los Angeles Times
James Jones, 2014
2
Boston's Red Line: Bridging the Charles from Alewife to ...
This nostalgic collection of vintage photographs documents the line's construction and its engineers and leaders, such as Maj. Gen. William A. Bancroft, mayor of Cambridge and president of the Boston Elevated Railway Company.
Frank Cheney, 2002
3
Ghosts on the Red Line
His project turns personal when his ex-wife Alexandra Ben-Tov meets their beloved daughter on the Red Line who looks like the teenager she might have become if she had lived. Are the visitors on the Red Line ghosts or hallucinations?
Peter Shapiro, 2011
4
Across The Red Line: Stories From The Surgical Life
A doctor and teacher takes readers deep into the heart of a modern hospital, from skillful triumph at the surgical table to the tense "morbidity and mortality" meetings where doctors examine their own mistakes.
Richard Karl, 2003
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Behind the Red Line: Political Repression in Sudan
Arrest of Church Leaders
Jemera Rone, Brian Owsley, Human Rights Watch/Africa, 1996
6
Red-Line Blues
Inspired by stories about his great-uncles, the hockey star Rivers brothers, Lee decides to try the sport even though he has asthma, but the hard-pushing coaching techniques of the new assistant coach may not only spoil the game for him but ...
Camilla Reghelini Rivers, 2002
7
Red Line
Taking a break from her normal Medevac duties in Anchorage, Taylor Morgan agrees to help out a local aviation company by flying missions to and from remote native villages, but a series of alcohol-related "accidents" leads to the discovery ...
Megan Mallory Rust, 1999
8
The Thin Red Line: War, Empire And Visions of Scotland
The Thin Red Line sowcases war objects and artifacts from many wars that the Highlanders battled in while under British rule.
Stuart Allan, Allan Carswell, 2004
9
Crossing the Red Line: The Struggle for Human Rights in Iran
This book chronicles the life of a woman in Iran, a leading feminist activist and human rights lawyer, under the monarchical and Islamic regimes.
Mihrangīz Kār, 2007
10
The Thin Red Line
David Davies, David Davies, PhD, Cpsych. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Still from The New World, Dir. Terrence Malick (2005) Still from The New World, Dir. Terrence Malick (2005) 22 2436 41 45 60 76 82 95 Contributor biographies Amy Coplan is  ...
David Davies, David Davies, PhD, Cpsych, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RED LINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term red line is used in the context of the following news items.
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Md. lieutenant governor suggests rapid buses for Baltimore transit …
Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd K. Rutherford (R) has suggested a rapid bus line through Baltimore as an alternative to the $2.9 billion light-rail Red Line plan that the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Four trains offloaded in a span of 16 minutes on the Red Line
Metro's tweets chronicle a string of Red Line problems starting just before 4 p.m., when a train stopped working at Twinbrook and had to be taken off the tracks. «Washington Post, Jun 15»
3
Hogan goes off the tracks
The loss of the Red Line, the $2.9 billion, 14.1-mile east-west light rail line represented not only thousands of jobs but perhaps billions in development ... «Baltimore Sun, Jun 15»
4
Dangling truck removed after roiling traffic, T commute
A truck dangles over MBTA Red Line tracks and the South East Expressway during Thursday morning's commute. The truck crash was reported to the State ... «Boston Herald, Apr 15»
5
MBTA restores service to Red Line, B branch on Green Line
The train between North Quincy and Braintree on the Red Line is fully restored, as is service on the B branch of the Green Line between Kenmore Square and ... «Boston Globe, Feb 15»
6
MBTA passengers face another nightmare commute Thursday night
MBTA officials said Thursday they expect to resume Red Line service to North Quincy on the snow-clogged Braintree branch, a key victory toward resuming full ... «WCVB Boston, Feb 15»
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Man hit, killed by Red Line train at Park Street
Preliminary investigation indicates a man in his 30s was hit by a northbound Red Line train while trespassing on the right of way, according to MBTA Transit ... «WCVB Boston, Feb 15»
8
Farage Says EU Vote Is 'Red Line' For UKIP
Mr Farage said that an in/out referendum on UK membership of the EU was UKIP's "absolute red line" in negotiations on the formation of a government if the 7 ... «Sky News, Feb 15»
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MBTA Red Line train stranded in Quincy due to weather
BOSTON (WHDH) - Red Line riders finished their commute by bus Monday morning after a train became stuck on the southbound tracks between Quincy Center ... «WHDH-TV, Feb 15»
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Red Line power briefly shut off, arctic cold causes MBTA delays
Several MBTA subway lines and commuter rail lines were experiencing ... The Boston Fire Department briefly cut power to the Red Line to deal with a trash fire, ... «My Fox Boston, Feb 15»

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