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transportes

transportation

noun trans-POHR-tes Rare

Also means

transport systems

Usage Note

Transportes is the plural of transporte and commonly appears in official names of transit authorities (Transportes Metropolitanos). The standard collocation, however, keeps the noun singular: medios de transporte ('means of transport'). Gender is masculine.

Examples

"Los transportes públicos son muy eficientes."

Natural Translation

Public transportation is very efficient.

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