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"Trolley" is a noun which is often translated as "el tranvía", and "tram" is a noun which is also often translated as "el tranvía". Learn more about the difference between "trolley" and "tram" below.
trolley(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (transport)
a. el tranvía (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).
We rode around San Francisco on the iconic city trolley.Paseamos por San Francisco en el tranvía icónico de la ciudad.
a. el carrito (M) (food, drinks)
(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 maid brought a trolley with some refreshments for their guests.La criada trajo un carrito con un refrigerio para los invitados.
b. el carro (M) (at airport, in supermarket)
(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 had biscuits, crisps, and a box of tea in her trolley.Tenía unas galletas, unas papas de bolsa y una cajita de té en su carro.
3. (mining)
a. la vagoneta (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).
Indiana Jones went flying through the mine on the trolley.Indiana Jones fue volando por la mina en la vagoneta.
a. la camilla (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 nurses brought the patient back to his room on the trolley.Los enfermeros lo trajeron de vuelta a su habitación en la camilla.
5. (mechanics)
tram(
trahm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (streetcar)
a. el tranvía (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).
We used the tram to get from Croyden to Wimbledon.Usamos el tranvía para ir de Croydon a Wimbledon.
2. (mine wagon)
a. la vagoneta (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 miners shovel coal into the trams to be hauled out of the mine.Los mineros palean el carbón a las vagonetas para sacarlo de la mina.
