Thursday, May 21, 2009

Means of transportation

modos de transporte

Mass transportation, public transportation - transporte público
airplane - avión
airport - aeropuerto
bicycle, bike - la bicicleta, bici
bus - el autobús
boat - el barco
car - el coche, el carro
company car - el coche de la empresa, el carro de la empresa
foot - el pie
to go on foot, to walk caminar
limousine - la limusina
motorcycle - la motocicleta
rental car - el coche alquilado,el carro alquilado
ship - el buque
ferry - transbordador, el ferry
car ferry (ferry that carries cars)
subway, metro, underground - el metro
taxi - el taxi
train - el tren
trolley, tram - el tranvía
to ride a bike - montar en bicicleta
to ride a horse - montar en caballo
bike path, bike lane - carril bici
crosswalk - cruce peatonal
intersection (of streets) - cruce
traffic light - semáforo
right-of-way - derecho de paso
pedestrian - peatón
bike rack - estacionamiento para bicicleta
bike lock - candado, cadena
bus stop, metro stop - parada
downtown - centro
suburbs – las afueras, extrarradios (Highland Park is a suburb of Chicago)
highway – carretera
sidewalk – acera
street cleaner – barredora
traffic jam - atasco
shopping mall – centro commercial
parking – aparcamiento
(on signs) no parking – prohibido aparcar