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transport
English
Etymology
From Middle English transporten, a borrowing from Old French transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin tr?nsport?, from trans (“across”) + porto (“to carry”).
Pronunciation
- Verb
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tr?nzpôrt?, tränzpôrt?, IPA(key): /t?ænz?p??t/, /t???n?sp??t/
- (General American) enPR: tr?nzpôrt?, IPA(key): /t?ænz?p??t/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /t?ænz?po(?)?t/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /t?ænz?po?t/
- Hyphenation: trans?port
- Noun
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tr?nz?pôrt, tränz?pôrt, IPA(key): /?t?ænz.p??t/, /?t???nsp??t/
- (General American) enPR: tr?nz?pôrt, IPA(key): /?t?ænz.p??t/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?t?ænz.po(?)?t/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?t?ænz.po?t/
- Hyphenation: trans?port
Verb
transport (third-person singular simple present transports, present participle transporting, simple past and past participle transported)
- To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
- (historical) To deport to a penal colony.
- (figuratively) To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.
- We shall then be transported with a nobler […] wonder.
Synonyms
- (carry or bear from one place to another): convey, ferry, move, relocate, shift, ship
- (historical: deport to a penal colony): banish, deport, exile, expatriate, extradite
- (move someone to strong emotion): carry away, enrapture
Translations
Noun
transport (countable and uncountable, plural transports)
- An act of transporting; conveyance.
- The state of being transported by emotion; rapture.
- 1919, Elisabeth P. Stork (translator), Heidi, Johanna Spyri, page 53:
- In her transport at finding such treasures, Heidi even forgot Peter and his goats.
- 1919, Elisabeth P. Stork (translator), Heidi, Johanna Spyri, page 53:
- A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)
- (Canada) A tractor-trailer.
- The system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.
- A device that moves recording tape across the read/write heads of a tape recorder or video recorder etc.
- (historical) A deported convict.
Synonyms
- (act of transporting): conveyance, ferrying, moving, relocation, shifting, shipping
- (state of being transported by emotion): rapture
- ((military) vehicle used to transport troops):
- (vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight):
- (system of transporting people): See public transport
- (device that moves recording tape across the heads of a recorder):
- (historical: deported convict): deportee, exile, expatriate
Translations
Derived terms
- means of transport
- public transport
- transport interchange
Related terms
- antitransport
- transportability
- transportable
- transportage
- transportation
- transporter
- transportive
Catalan
Etymology
From transportar (“to transport”).
Noun
transport m (plural transports)
- transport
Further reading
- “transport” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “transport” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “transport” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “transport” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch transport, from Middle French transport, from Old French transport, from transporter (“carry or convey across”), from Latin transporto, from trans (“across”) + porto (“to carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tr?n?sp?rt/, /tr?ns?p?rt/
- Hyphenation: trans?port
- Rhymes: -?rt
Noun
transport n (plural transporten, diminutive transportje n)
- transport
Synonyms
- vervoer
Descendants
- Afrikaans: transport
- ? Indonesian: transpor
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t???s.p??/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: transports
Noun
transport m (plural transports)
- transport
Derived terms
Further reading
- “transport” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Medieval Latin transportus, from Latin transportare
Noun
transport m (definite singular transporten, indefinite plural transporter, definite plural transportene)
- transport, transportation
Derived terms
References
- “transport” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin transportus, from Latin transportare
Noun
transport m (definite singular transporten, indefinite plural transportar, definite plural transportane)
- transport, transportation
Derived terms
References
- “transport” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin tr?nsport?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tran.sp?rt/
Noun
transport m inan
- transport (act of transporting)
- Synonym: przewóz
- transport (vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight)
- transport (system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region)
- load, cargo
- Synonyms: fracht, ?adunek
Declension
Derived terms
- (verbs) transportowa?, przetransportowa?, przetransportowywa?, przytransportowa?, wytransportowa?
- (nouns) transportowiec, transportówka
- (adjective) transportowy
Related terms
- (nouns) transporter, transporterka, transportacja
- (adjective) transporterowy
Further reading
- transport in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- transport in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French transport.
Noun
transport n (plural transporturi)
- transport
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
trànsport m (Cyrillic spelling ??????????)
- transport, conveyance
- transport (vehicle)
Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
transport c
- a transport, something to be moved
- a transport, a preliminary sum to be carried to the next page
- a transport, promotion to a new job or task
Declension
Related terms
- transportera
See also
- befordran
- export
- import
- kommunikation
- minnessiffra
- spedition
- trafik
- åkeri
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conduct
English
Etymology
From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of cond?c? (“bring together”); see also conduce. Doublet of conduit.
Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?nd?kt/
- (US) enPR: k?n'd?kt, IPA(key): /?k?nd?kt/
- (verb)
- enPR: k?nd?kt', IPA(key): /k?n?d?kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Noun
conduct (countable and uncountable, plural conducts)
- The act or method of controlling or directing
- 1785, William Paley, The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
- There are other restrictions imposed upon the conduct of war, not by the law of nature primarily, but by the laws of war first, and by the law of nature as seconding and ratifying the laws of war.
- 1843, Henry Brougham, Political Philosophy
- the conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs, its policy, and its laws, are for more uncertain
- 1785, William Paley, The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
- Skillful guidance or management; leadership
- 1722 (first printed) Edmund Waller, Poems, &c. written upon several occasions, and to several persons
- Conduct of armies is a prince's art.
- 1769, William Robertson, The history of the reign of Emperor Charles V
- […] attacked the Spaniards […] with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed.
- 1841, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge Chapter 49
- At the head of that division which had Westminster Bridge for its approach to the scene of action, Lord George Gordon took his post; with Gashford at his right hand, and sundry ruffians, of most unpromising appearance, forming a kind of staff about him. The conduct of a second party, whose route lay by Blackfriars, was entrusted to a committee of management
- 1722 (first printed) Edmund Waller, Poems, &c. written upon several occasions, and to several persons
- behaviour; the manner of behaving
- Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
- 1840, James Fenimore Cooper, The Pathfinder
- when she came to recall the affectionate and natural manner of the young Indian girl, and all the evidences of good faith and sincerity she had seen in her conduct during the familiar intercourse of their journey, she rejected the idea with the unwillingness of a generous disposition to believe ill of others
- 1848, Thomas Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James II
- All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury.
- 1711, John Dryden, Tenth Satire (translation from Latin of Juvenal)
- What in the conduct of our life appears / So well designed, so luckily begun, / But when we have our wish, we wish undone?
- (of a literary work) plot; storyline
- c. 1800, Thomas Macaulay, Essays, critical and miscellaneous
- The book of Job, indeed, in conduct and diction, bears a considerable resemblance to some of his dramas.
- c. 1800, Thomas Macaulay, Essays, critical and miscellaneous
- (obsolete) convoy; escort; person who accompanies another
- 1599, Ben Jonson, Every Man out of His Humour
- I will be your conduct.
- 1599, Ben Jonson, Every Man out of His Humour
- (archaic) Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument.
Synonyms
- (act or method of controlling or directing): control, guidance, management
- (manner of guiding or carrying oneself): bearing, behavior/behaviour, deportment, demeanor/demeanour,
- (plot of a literary work): action, plot, storyline
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
conduct (third-person singular simple present conducts, present participle conducting, simple past and past participle conducted)
- (archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.
- 1634, John Milton, Comus
- I can conduct you, lady, to a low / But loyal cottage, where you may be safe.
- 1634, John Milton, Comus
- (transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
- The commander conducted thousands of troops.
- to conduct the affairs of a kingdom
- 1856-1858, William Hickling Prescott, History of the Reign of Phillip II
- the Turks, however efficient they may have been in field operations, had little skill as engineers, and no acquaintance with the true principles of conducting a siege
- (transitive) (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.
- He conducted himself well.
- (transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
- 1975, Clive M. Countryman, Heat-Its Role in Wildland Fire Part 2
- Water and many other liquids do not conduct heat well. Wildland fuels in general, wood, and wood products conduct heat slowly, and so do soil and rocks.
- 1975, Clive M. Countryman, Heat-Its Role in Wildland Fire Part 2
- (transitive, music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
- 2006, Michael R. Waters with Mark Long and William Dickens, Lone Star Stalag: German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne
- For a while, Walter Pohlmann, a well-known German conductor, conducted the orchestra in Compound 3. Later, Willi Mets, who had conducted the world-renowned Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, conducted the Compound 3 orchestra.
- 2006, Michael R. Waters with Mark Long and William Dickens, Lone Star Stalag: German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne
- (intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
- (transitive) To carry out (something organized)
Synonyms
- (lead or guide): accompany, escort, guide, lead, steer, belead
- (direct): direct, lead, manage, oversee, run, supervise, belead
- (reflexively: to behave): act, behave, carry on
- (to serve as a medium for conveying): carry, convey, transmit
Derived terms
Translations
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