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Transport

transport

noun trans-PORT Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: from Latin 'transportare' (to carry across)

Also means

shipment

Usage Note

Transport is masculine, der Transport, and stressed on the final syllable as a Latin loanword. It covers both the act of transporting and a single shipment of goods. The plural is Transporte.

Examples

"Der Transport der Möbel war teuer."

Natural Translation

The transport of the furniture was expensive.

Literal Translation

The transport of-the furniture was expensive.

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