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"Route" is a noun which is often translated as "la ruta", and "shuttle" is a noun which is often translated as "el puente aéreo". Learn more about the difference between "route" and "shuttle" below.
route(
rut
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (way)
a. la ruta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You can also go by the sea, but we decided on the route through the mountains.Se puede ir también por mar, pero nosotros nos decidimos por la ruta a través de las montañas.
b. el camino (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are a few routes you can take, but the one along the lake is the most beautiful.Se pueden seguir varios caminos, pero el más bonito es el que bordea el lago.
c. el recorrido (M) (of a bus or a train)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There's a bus route that will take you straight to the cathedral.Hay un recorrido de autobús que te lleva directamente a la catedral.
d. el itinerario (M) (of a traveler)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Our route begins in Switzerland, and then we continue up the Rhein River.Nuestro itinerario comienza en Suiza y luego seguiremos río Rin arriba.
a. el recorrido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She always said hello to the mailman as he passed by her house on his route.Siempre saludaba al cartero cuando pasaba por su casa haciendo el recorrido.
a. la carretera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Route 17 goes to my parents' house, and then continues on toward Farmington.La carretera 17 llega hasta casa de mis padres y luego sigue en dirección a Farmington.
4. (transport)
a. la vía (F) (shipping or air)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The import of goods by shipping route has decreased in recent years.La importación de productos por vía marítima ha descendido en los últimos años.
5. (medicine)
a. la vía (F) (oral or rectal)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This medicine is usually administered via the oral route.Este medicamento suele administrarse por vía oral.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. enviar
The post office will route all my mail to my parents' address while I'm overseas.El correo enviará mi correspondencia a la dirección de mis padres mientras estoy en el extranjero.
7. (transport)
a. desviar (traffic or train)
The train has now been routed through Winchester.Han desviado el tren y ahora pasa por Winchester.
b. pasar (traffic or train)
Traffic is no longer routed through that intersection.El tráfico ya no pasa por esa intersección.
8. (computing)
a. encaminar
This algorithm routes any message from source to destination along the optimal path.Este algoritmo encamina los mensajes de la fuente al destino a través de la ruta óptima.
shuttle(
shuh
-
duhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el puente aéreo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I flew to Seattle, then got the shuttle to Portland.Fui a Seattle en avión y luego tomé el puente aéreo a Portland.
a. el servicio de enlace (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Is there a shuttle to the airport?¿Hay algún servicio de enlace al aeropuerto?
b. el autobús lanzadera (M) (bus) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
Did you take a taxi or the shuttle?¿Fuiste en taxi on el autobús lanzadera?
c. el tren lanzadera (M) (train) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
There's a shuttle that runs every half hour from the airport to the center of the city.Hay un tren lanzadera cada media hora desde el aeropuerto hasta el centro de la ciudad.
3. (aerospace)
a. el transbordador espacial (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A problem was detected and the launch of the shuttle was delayed.Se detectó un problema y se retrasó el lanzamiento del transbordador espacial.
b. la lanzadera espacial (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We watched in horror as the shuttle exploded in mid-air.Miramos horrorizados cómo la lanzadera espacial explotó en el aire.
a. la lanzadera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The weavers' shuttles flew back and forth across their looms.Las lanzaderas de los tejedores iban de un lado a otro de sus telares.
5. (sports)
a. el volante (M) (badminton)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We lost the point because the shuttle went over the line.Perdimos el punto porque el volante sobrepasó la línea.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. trasladar
Our company shuttles all the basketball teams from the airport to the venue.Nuestra compañía traslada todos los equipos de baloncesto desde el aeropuerto al estadio.
b. transportar
Tankers were being loaded to shuttle the oil to the refineries.Estaban cargando los buques cisternas para transportar el petróleo a las refinerías.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. ir y venir
The Secretary of State shuttled between the two capitals, trying to broker a peace deal.El Secretario de Estado iba y venía entre las dos capitales en un intento de negociar un acuerdo de paz.
