ferry

traghetto

Un’imbarcazione che trasporta regolarmente persone, veicoli o merci tra gli stessi luoghi, attraversando un tratto d’acqua.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: ferryboat

Espressioni comuni: take a ferry, car ferry, passenger ferry, board the ferry

servizio di traghetti

Un servizio regolare che trasporta persone o merci sull’acqua, oppure l’azienda che lo gestisce.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: boat service

Espressioni comuni: local ferry, ferry service, operate a ferry

traghettare, trasportare

Trasportare persone o cose per una breve distanza, soprattutto da una sponda all’altra con una barca.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: carry, transport

Espressioni comuni: ferry passengers, ferry someone across, ferry someone to somewhere

fare la spola, trasportare

Trasportare persone o cose tra luoghi diversi, spesso facendo più viaggi avanti e indietro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: shuttle, carry, transport

Espressioni comuni: ferry children around, ferry plates, ferry someone back

trasportare

Portare persone o cose da un luogo a un altro con un veicolo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: transport, carry, convey

Espressioni comuni: ferry supplies, ferry someone to somewhere, ferry people