transportation

∗ ≈

el transporte

∗ noun

transportation

[trænspɔːˈteɪʃən]

sustantivo

1. transporte (m) ; deportación (f) (hisoria) (as punishment)

transportation [trans-por-tei-shon]

sustantivo

1. Transportación.

2. Extrañamiento, deportación, o destierro a otro país.

3. Vehículos que se usan para el transporte; también, el coste del transporte. (Estados Unidos)

transportation [ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən]

noun

1 especially (US) (transport) transporte (m)

The airplane made transportation by any other mode seem disadvantageously longer the victim many times must find affordable transportation to court the problems of safe handling, storage, transportation and disposal of radioactive wastes parents must provide transportation for their children they had agreed to pay his living and transportation expenses

mass transportation (US) transporte (m) público

cities with well-developed mass transportation systems many people left their cars at home, opting for mass transportation even here in New York City where mass transportation is—is abundant, I drive into the city every day people who ride mass transportation every day

2 (Hist) [of criminal] deportación (f)

Hamilton was sentenced to seven years' transportation to an Australian penal colony

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