transporte

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.pɔɾ.tə (Portugal) / tɾɐ̃s.pɔɾ.tə (Brazil)]

nounmasculinepl: transportes

transport, transportation

1. The act or process of moving people or goods from one place to another

Public transport is essential in big cities.

O transporte público é essencial nas grandes cidades.

2. A vehicle or means of conveyance used for moving people or cargo

The truck is a common form of transport for goods.

O caminhão é uma forma comum de transporte de mercadorias.

3. The service or business of moving people or goods commercially

She works in the transport industry.

Ela trabalha na indústria de transporte.

4. A state of being carried away emotionally or in rapture

He was in a transport of joy.

Ele estava em um transporte de alegria.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

transporte

Standard term for all contexts; commonly used for public transportation and logistics

São Paulo

transporte

Standard usage; 'transporte coletivo' for public transit

Rio de Janeiro

transporte

Standard usage; sometimes informally 'condução'

Portugal

transporte

Standard term; 'transportes públicos' for public transport is common

transporte público (public transportation)

transporte coletivo (collective/mass transit)

transporte de carga (cargo transport)

em transporte de (in a state of)

meios de transporte (means of transportation)

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