noun, verb (gerund/present participle)
deslocamento pendular, trajeto diário, navegar
1. the act of traveling regularly between one's place of residence and place of work or study
She spends two hours commuting to work every day.
Ela passa duas horas em deslocamento pendular para o trabalho todos os dias.
2. in mathematics/physics, the property of operations where order doesn't matter (a + b = b + a)
Commuting operations are fundamental to algebra.
Operações comutativas são fundamentais para a álgebra.
3. reducing a sentence or punishment to a lesser one
The governor is commuting the prisoner's death sentence to life imprisonment.
O governador está comutando a pena de morte do prisioneiro para prisão perpétua.
In Brazil, especially in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, commuting is a significant part of daily life with many people spending 1-3 hours traveling to work due to urban sprawl and traffic congestion. The term 'deslocamento pendular' is often used in academic and urban planning contexts. In the USA, commuting culture is deeply embedded, with car commuting being the norm, though this is changing with remote work trends post-2020.
NYC Slang
hopping on the train, doing the commute grind, the morning shuffle
Related Idioms & Phrases
reverse commute (commuting in opposite direction of main traffic flow)
commuting distance (a reasonable distance for regular travel)
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →