Example: El transbordador nos llevó a la isla en veinte minutos.
Definition
"El transbordador" refers to a ferry or shuttle used to transport people or vehicles across a body of water or from one place to another, often on a regular schedule. For example, "El transbordador nos llevó a la isla en veinte minutos" means the ferry took us to the island in twenty minutes.
The word "el transbordador" comes from the Spanish verb 'transbordar,' meaning to transfer or to transfer goods or people. It combines 'trans-' (across) and 'bordar' (to board), referring to the act of boarding across or transferring. Did you know? The term originally described the process of transferring cargo between ships before evolving to mean a vessel that carries passengers or vehicles across short distances.
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"El transbordador" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Tourism - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 135 commonly used words.
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