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"Transport" is a noun which is often translated as "el transporte", and "transportation" is a noun which is also often translated as "el transporte". Learn more about the difference between "transport" and "transportation" below.
transport(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el transporte (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 laws that regulate the transport of nuclear waste.Existen leyes que regulan el transporte de los residuos nucleares.
a. el vehículo (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).
Do you have transport or do you want a ride?¿Tienes vehículo o quieres que te lleve?
b. el transporte (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).
The public transport in this city is very efficient.El transporte público en esta ciudad es muy eficaz.
3. (military)
a. el buque de transporte (M) (ship)
(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).
The tanks were loaded onto the transport.Cargaron los tanques en el buque de transporte.
b. el avión de transporte (M) (plane)
(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).
Transports carried food and supplies for the flood victims.Los aviones de transporte llevaron alimentos y provisiones a las víctimas de las inundaciones.
4. (literary) (after the preposition "in"; strong emotion)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The audience was in transports of delight at her brilliant playing.El público quedó extasiado ante su brillante actuación.
The dead child's mother was in a transport of grief.La madre del niño muerto estaba enloquecida de pena.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to convey)
a. transportar
A cable car transports visitors to the top of the mountain.Un teleférico transporta a los visitantes a la cima de la montaña.
6. (old-fashioned) (to send to a penal colony)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. deportar
The Crown transported many convicts to the New World in the 16th century.La Corona deportaba a muchos condenados al Nuevo Mundo en el siglo XVI.
transportation(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el transporte (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).
School transportation costs $200 per student per month.El costo del transporte escolar es de $200 por estudiante por mes.
b. la transportación (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 need to go to the Department of Transportation to ask for the necessary permits.Necesitas acudir al Departamento de Transportación para pedir los permisos necesarios.
a. el transporte (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).
The transportation system in Mexico is quite good; the buses are cheap and fast.El sistema de transporte en México es muy bueno; los autobuses son baratos y rápidos.
