ferry

Fähre, Fährschiff

Ein Schiff, das regelmäßig Menschen, Fahrzeuge oder Waren über Wasser zwischen denselben Orten befördert.

In einfachem Englisch: A boat that regularly carries people, vehicles, or goods across water between the same places.

• We took a ferry to the island.
• The ferry carries cars as well as passengers.
• Two ferries leave this port every morning.

Synonyme: ferryboat

Häufige Wendungen: take a ferry, car ferry, passenger ferry, board the ferry

Fährdienst, Fährbetrieb

Ein regelmäßiger Transportdienst für Menschen oder Waren über Wasser, oder das Unternehmen, das ihn anbietet.

In einfachem Englisch: A regular service carrying people or goods across water, or the company providing it.

• The ferry runs throughout the year.
• They closed the ferry when the bridge opened.
• Who operates the ferry between these villages?

Synonyme: boat service

Häufige Wendungen: local ferry, ferry service, operate a ferry

übersetzen, befördern

Menschen oder Dinge über eine kurze Strecke befördern, besonders mit einem Boot über Wasser.

In einfachem Englisch: To carry people or things a short distance between places, especially across water in a boat.

• Boats ferry people across the river.
• We were ferried to the island before sunrise.
• The driver ferries guests between the hotel and the beach.

So benutzt man es: ferry someone/something across something (Small boats ferry passengers across the river.); ferry someone/something to somewhere (A boat ferries supplies to the island.)

Synonyme: carry, transport

Häufige Wendungen: ferry passengers, ferry someone across, ferry someone to somewhere

hin und her fahren, hin und her tragen

Menschen oder Dinge zwischen Orten transportieren, oft indem man mehrmals hin und her fährt.

In einfachem Englisch: To move people or things between places, often by making several trips.

• I ferry the children around every afternoon.
• Waiters ferried plates from the kitchen to the tables.
• We spent hours ferrying boxes between the two buildings.

So benutzt man es: ferry someone/something between places (She ferries her children between school and football practice.)

Synonyme: shuttle, carry, transport

Häufige Wendungen: ferry children around, ferry plates, ferry someone back

transportieren, befördern

Menschen oder Dinge mit einem Fahrzeug von einem Ort zu einem anderen bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To take people or things from one place to another in a vehicle.

• Buses ferry workers to the factory.
• Helicopters ferried supplies to the mountain village.
• They used trucks to ferry people to safety.

So benutzt man es: ferry someone/something to somewhere (Trucks ferried the families to a shelter.)

Synonyme: transport, carry, convey

Häufige Wendungen: ferry supplies, ferry someone to somewhere, ferry people