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trans·port
(trăns-pôrt′)tr.v. trans·port·ed, trans·port·ing, trans·ports
1. To move or carry (goods, for example) from one place to another; convey. See Synonyms at carry.
2. To cause to feel strong emotion, especially joy; carry away; enrapture.
3. To send abroad to a penal colony; deport.
n. (trăns′pôrt′)
1. The act of transporting; conveyance.
2. The condition of being transported by emotion; joy or rapture.
3. A ship or aircraft used to transport troops or military equipment.
4. A vehicle, such as an aircraft, used to transport passengers, mail, or freight.
5.
a. The system of transporting passengers or goods in a particular country or area.
b. The vehicles, such as buses and trains, used in such a system.
6. A deported convict.
[Middle English transporten, from Old French transporter, from Latin trānsportāre : trāns-, trans- + portāre, to carry; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
trans·port′a·bil′i·ty n.
trans·port′a·ble adj.
trans·port′er n.
trans·por′tive adj.
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transport
vb (tr)
1. to carry or cause to go from one place to another, esp over some distance
2. (Historical Terms) to deport or exile to a penal colony
3. (usually passive) to have a strong emotional effect on
n
4.
a. the business or system of transporting goods or people
b. (as modifier): a modernized transport system.
5. Brit freight vehicles generally
6. (Military)
a. a vehicle used to transport goods or people, esp lorries or ships used to convey troops
b. (as modifier): a transport plane.
7. the act of transporting or the state of being transported
8. ecstasy, rapture, or any powerful emotion
9. (Historical Terms) a convict sentenced to be transported
[C14: from Latin transportāre, from trans- + portāre to carry]
transˈportable adj
ˌtransportaˈbility n
transˈporter n
transˈportive adj
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trans•port
(v. trænsˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; n. ˈtræns pɔrt, -poʊrt)v.t.
1. to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
2. to carry away by strong emotion; enrapture.
3. to send into banishment, esp. to a penal colony.
n. 4. the act of transporting or conveying; conveyance.
5. a means of transporting or conveying, as a truck or bus.
6. a ship or plane for transporting soldiers, military stores, etc.
7. an airplane carrying freight or passengers as part of a transportation system.
8. a system of public travel.
9. strong emotion, esp. ecstatic joy, bliss, etc.; rapture.
10. a convict sent into banishment, esp. to a penal colony.
11. a mechanism that moves magnetic tape past the head in a tape deck or tape recorder.
trans•port′a•ble, adj.
trans•port`a•bil′i•ty, n.
trans•port′ive, adj.
syn: See ecstasy.
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transport
– transportation1. 'transport'
In British English, vehicles that you travel in are referred to generally as transport.
It's easier to travel if you have your own transport.
You can get to the museum by public transport.
Transport is an uncountable noun. Don't refer to a single vehicle as 'a transport'.
British speakers also use transport to refer to the moving of goods or people from one place to another.
The goods were ready for transport and distribution.
High transport costs make foreign goods too expensive.
2. 'transportation'
American speakers usually use transportation to refer both to vehicles and to the moving of goods or people.
Do you two children have transportation home?
Long-distance transportation will increase the price of the product.
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transport
Past participle: transported
Gerund: transporting
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| Noun | 1. |  transport - something that serves as a means of transportationdolly - conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects dolly - conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted horsebox - a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end litter - conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers mail - a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight roll-on roll-off - a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination cargo ships, merchant vessels, shipping, merchant marine - conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry sidecar - conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle trailer - a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, tram, tramway - a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects |
| 2. | transport - an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes active transport - transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy diffusion - (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration passive transport - transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required | |
| 3. |  transport - the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materialscommerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" air transport, air transportation - transportation by air navigation - ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts" freight, freightage - transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates expressage, express - rapid transport of goods off-line - not on a regular route of a transportation system; "an off-line ticket office" | |
| 4. |  transport - a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickensemotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" | |
| 5. |  transport - a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recordermechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function tape deck - electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system tape machine, tape recorder - a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape | |
| 6. |  transport - the act of moving something from one location to anothermovement - the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel" transshipment - the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment airlift, lift - transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) connexion, connection - shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" bringing, delivery - the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news" drive - the act of driving a herd of animals overland carry - the act of carrying something pickup - the act of taking aboard passengers or freight lighterage - the transportation of goods on a lighter relocation, resettlement - the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) teleportation - a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another | |
| Verb | 1. |  transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distancesmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" sluice - transport in or send down a sluice; "sluice logs" float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" ferry - transport by ferry wheelbarrow - transport in a wheelbarrow raft - transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river" bus - send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school" pipe - transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert" freight - transport commercially as cargo truck - convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains" rail - convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium" sledge - transport in a sleigh lighter - transport in a flatbottom boat pick up - give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway" wheel around, wheel - wheel somebody or something carry over - transport from one place or state to another; "Adam would have been carried over into the life eternal" advect - convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid; "energy advected from the environment" teleport - transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another |
| 2. |  transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"carry - pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province" shoulder - carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden" port - carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle" carry - propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence" bear - move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" bucket - carry in a bucket return - make a return; "return a kickback" pipe in - transport to a destiny through pipes; "We have to pipe in oil" port - carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily" porter - carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists" pack - carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain" cart - transport something in a cart fly - transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" haul - transport in a vehicle; "haul stones from the quarry in a truck"; "haul vegetables to the market" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" chariot - transport in a chariot | |
| 3. |  transport - hold spellbound | |
| 4. |  transport - transport commercially move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" barge - transport by barge on a body of water railroad - transport by railroad | |
| 5. |  transport - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" project - transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air" translate - bring to a certain spiritual state |
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transport
noun
1. vehicle, wheels (informal), transportation, conveyance Have you got your own transport?
2. transference, carrying, shipping, delivery, distribution, removal, transportation, carriage, shipment, freight, haulage, conveyance, freightage Safety rules had been breached during transport of radioactive fuel.
3. (often plural) ecstasy, delight, heaven, happiness, bliss, euphoria, rapture, enchantment, cloud nine (informal), seventh heaven, ravishment transports of joy
ecstasy blues (informal), dumps (informal), depression, melancholy, doldrums, despondency
ecstasy blues (informal), dumps (informal), depression, melancholy, doldrums, despondency
verb
1. convey, take, run, move, bring, send, carry, bear, remove, ship, transfer, deliver, conduct, shift, ferry, haul, fetch There's no petrol so it's difficult to transport goods.
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transport
verb3. To move or excite greatly:
Slang: send.
1. The moving of persons or goods from one place to another:
2. A state of elated bliss:
Informal: cloud nine.
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Translations
dopravapřepravitpřeprava
transporttransportere
kuljettaaliikenne
prevestiprijevoz
fuvarozszállít
flytjasamgöngutæki
輸送輸送する
운송운송하다
transportabilustransportastransporteris
pārvadātsatiksmesatiksmes līdzeklistransportēttransports
prepraviťtransporttransportovať
prepeljatiprevoztransport
transporttransportera
การขนส่งขนส่ง
phương tiện giao thôngvận chuyển
transport
[ˈtrænspɔːt]A. N
1. (= conveying, movement) → transporte m
air transport → transporte m aéreo
Department of Transport (Brit) → Ministerio m de Transporte(s)
means of transport → medio m de transporte
I was stranded with no means of transport → me quedé colgado sin medio de transporte
rail transport → transporte m ferroviario
road transport → transporte m por carretera
sea transport → transporte m marítimo
see also public C
air transport → transporte m aéreo
Department of Transport (Brit) → Ministerio m de Transporte(s)
means of transport → medio m de transporte
I was stranded with no means of transport → me quedé colgado sin medio de transporte
rail transport → transporte m ferroviario
road transport → transporte m por carretera
sea transport → transporte m marítimo
see also public C
2. (= vehicle) → transporte m
I haven't got any transport → no tengo transporte
own transport required → se requiere vehículo propio
I haven't got any transport → no tengo transporte
own transport required → se requiere vehículo propio
3. (= ship) → buque m de transporte
4. (= plane) → avión m de transporte
5. (fig) (liter)
it sent her into transports of delight → la dejó extasiada
to be in a transport of rage → estar fuera de sí (de rabia)
it sent her into transports of delight → la dejó extasiada
to be in a transport of rage → estar fuera de sí (de rabia)
B. VT
1. (= move) [+ goods, people] → transportar
2. (Hist) (= deport) [+ criminal] → deportar
3. (fig) → transportar
the musical transports the audience to the days of 1950s America → el musical transporta or traslada al público a la América de los años 50
I felt as though I'd been transported back in time → me sentí como si me hubiera remontado en el tiempo
to be transported with joy > (liter) → quedarse embelesado or (liter) arrobado, estar extasiado
the musical transports the audience to the days of 1950s America → el musical transporta or traslada al público a la América de los años 50
I felt as though I'd been transported back in time → me sentí como si me hubiera remontado en el tiempo
to be transported with joy > (liter) → quedarse embelesado or (liter) arrobado, estar extasiado
C. CPD transport café N → cafetería f de carretera
transport costs NPL → gastos mpl de transporte
transport plane N → avión m de transporte
transport police N → policía f de tráfico
transport policy N → política f de transportes
transport ship N → buque m de transporte
transport system N → sistema m de transportes, red f de transportes
transport costs NPL → gastos mpl de transporte
transport plane N → avión m de transporte
transport police N → policía f de tráfico
transport policy N → política f de transportes
transport ship N → buque m de transporte
transport system N → sistema m de transportes, red f de transportes
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
transport
[ˈtrænspɔːrt] n
(= means of transportation) → moyen m de transport
Transport is provided → Le transport est assuré.
to have one's own transport → avoir son propre moyen de transport
public transport → transports mpl en commun, transports mpl publics
Department of Transport (British) → ministère m des Transports
Transport is provided → Le transport est assuré.
to have one's own transport → avoir son propre moyen de transport
public transport → transports mpl en commun, transports mpl publics
Department of Transport (British) → ministère m des Transports
(= movement) → transport m
The goods were ready for transport → Les marchandises étaient prêtes au transport.
the transport of sth → le transport de qch
The goods were ready for transport → Les marchandises étaient prêtes au transport.
the transport of sth → le transport de qch
[trænsˈpɔːrt] vt → transporter
They specialise in transporting fresh fruit and vegetables → Ils sont spécialisés dans le transport des fruits et légumes.
They specialise in transporting fresh fruit and vegetables → Ils sont spécialisés dans le transport des fruits et légumes.
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transport
n
(of goods) → Transport m, → Beförderung f; (of troops) → Transport m; road transport → Straßentransport m; rail transport → Beförderung f → or Transport m → per Bahn, (Eisen)bahntransport m; Ministry of Transport (Brit) → Verkehrsministerium nt
(= vehicle) have you got your own transport? → hast du einen fahrbaren Untersatz? (inf), → bist du motorisiert?; public transport → öffentliche Verkehrsmittel pl; what are we going to do about transport? → wie lösen wir die Transportfrage?; transport will be provided → für An- und Abfahrt wird gesorgt
(liter) transport(s) of delight → freudige Entzückung or (Rel) → Entrückung (liter); it sent her into transports of delight → es erfüllte sie mit freudigem Entzücken (liter)
vt
goods → befördern, transportieren; people → befördern
(Hist) convict → deportieren
transport
:transport infrastructure
n → Verkehrsinfrastruktur f
transport line
n (in factory) → Transportband nt
transport plane
n → Transportflugzeug nt
transport ship
n → (Truppen)transporter m
transport system
n → Verkehrswesen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
transport
[n ˈtrænspɔːt; vb, adj trænsˈpɔːt]1. n
2. vt
a. → trasportare (History) (convicts) → deportare
b. (fig) transported with delight → deliziato/a
transported with joy → estasiato/a
transported with joy → estasiato/a
3. adj (system, costs) → di trasporto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
transport
(trӕnsˈpoːt) verb to carry (goods, passengers etc) from one place to another. The goods were transported by air; A bus transported us from the airport to the city.
(ˈtranspoːt) noun the process of transporting or being transported. road transport; My husband is using my car, so I have no (means of) transport.
transˈportable adjective able to be transported.
ˌtransporˈtation noun transport.
transˈporter noun someone or something that transports, especially a heavy vehicle for carrying large goods.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
transport
→ نَقْل, يَنْقُلُ doprava, přepravit transport, transportere Transport, transportieren μεταφέρω, μεταφορά transportar, transporte kuljettaa, liikenne transport, transporter prevesti, prijevoz trasportare, trasporto 輸送, 輸送する 운송, 운송하다 transport, transporteren transport, transportere przewieźć, transport transportar, transporte перевозить, транспорт transport, transportera การขนส่ง, ขนส่ง taşıma, taşımak phương tiện giao thông, vận chuyển 交通, 运输Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
trans·port
n. transporte, movimiento de materiales en el cuerpo esp. a través de la membrana celular.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Is there wheelchair-friendly transportation available to ...? (US)
Is there wheelchair-friendly transport available to ...? (UK)
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transport
n transporte m; vt transportarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.