ferry

ferri, transbordador

Un barco que transporta regularmente personas, vehículos o mercancías entre los mismos lugares, cruzando el agua.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: ferryboat

Expresiones frecuentes: take a ferry, car ferry, passenger ferry, board the ferry

servicio de ferri

Un servicio regular de transporte por agua de personas o mercancías, o la empresa que lo ofrece.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: boat service

Expresiones frecuentes: local ferry, ferry service, operate a ferry

transportar, cruzar

Transportar personas o cosas a poca distancia, especialmente de una orilla a otra en barco.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: ferry someone/something across something (Small boats ferry passengers across the river.); ferry someone/something to somewhere (A boat ferries supplies to the island.)

Sinónimos: carry, transport

Expresiones frecuentes: ferry passengers, ferry someone across, ferry someone to somewhere

llevar, transportar

Transportar personas o cosas entre lugares, a menudo haciendo varios viajes.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: ferry someone/something between places (She ferries her children between school and football practice.)

Sinónimos: shuttle, carry, transport

Expresiones frecuentes: ferry children around, ferry plates, ferry someone back

transportar, llevar

Llevar personas o cosas de un lugar a otro en un vehículo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: ferry someone/something to somewhere (Trucks ferried the families to a shelter.)

Sinónimos: transport, carry, convey

Expresiones frecuentes: ferry supplies, ferry someone to somewhere, ferry people