transit

transporte, tránsito

Traslado de personas o mercancías entre lugares, especialmente en autobús o tren.

En inglés sencillo: The movement of people or goods between places, especially using buses or trains.

• The goods are still in transit.
• We use public transit every day.
• The city improved its transit system.

Cómo se usa: in transit (The package was damaged in transit.)

Sinónimos: transport, transportation

Expresiones frecuentes: public transit, in transit, transit system

tránsito, paso

Acción de pasar por un lugar o una cosa, o de cruzarlos.

En inglés sencillo: The act of going across or through a place or thing.

• They were granted safe transit.
• Transit through the canal took several hours.
• The agreement allows free transit across the border.

Cómo se usa: transit through/across something (Transit through the region requires a permit.)

Sinónimos: passage, crossing

Expresiones frecuentes: transit through something, safe transit, transit across something

tránsito

Paso de una luna, planeta o estrella por una línea determinada o por delante de la superficie visible de otro astro.

En inglés sencillo: The movement of a moon, planet, or star across a particular line or another object's visible surface.

• The telescope recorded a planetary transit.
• We watched the transit of Mercury across the Sun.
• The star’s transit across the meridian occurred at midnight.

Cómo se usa: transit across something (The telescope recorded a transit across the star.)

Expresiones frecuentes: transit of venus, planetary transit, transit across something

transitar, atravesar

Viajar a través de un lugar o pasar de un lado al otro.

En inglés sencillo: To travel across or through a place.

• Ships transit the canal daily.
• We transited through Singapore last week.
• Passengers transiting through this airport need no visa.

Cómo se usa: transit through somewhere (We transited through Doha on our way home.); transit something (Large ships transit the canal daily.)

Sinónimos: pass through, cross, traverse

Expresiones frecuentes: transit through somewhere, transit the canal, transit across something

viajar en transporte público

Viajar en un medio de transporte público, como un autobús o un tren.

En inglés sencillo: To travel by public transport, such as a bus or train.

• I transit to work by bus.
• They transited home after the concert.
• Do you transit to school or drive?

Cómo se usa: transit to somewhere (She transits to work by bus.)

Sinónimos: take public transport

Expresiones frecuentes: transit to work, transit by bus, transit to school