shipping

gastos de envío, portes

Dinero que pagas para que te envíen un producto.

En inglés sencillo: The money you pay to have an item sent to you.

• Shipping is free.
• I paid extra for shipping.
• Does the price include shipping?

Sinónimos: delivery charge, postage

Expresiones frecuentes: free shipping, shipping costs, pay for shipping, shipping included

envío, transporte de mercancías

Actividad o proceso de enviar productos de un lugar a otro.

En inglés sencillo: The process or business of sending goods from one place to another.

• Shipping takes three days.
• The factory uses trucks for shipping.
• International shipping was delayed by the storm.

Cómo se usa: shipping of something (The company handles the shipping of fresh fruit.)

Sinónimos: transport, transportation, freight transport

Expresiones frecuentes: international shipping, shipping company, shipping industry, shipping services

flota, marina mercante

Todos los barcos de un país, puerto o sector, considerados como un conjunto.

En inglés sencillo: All the ships belonging to a country, port, or industry, considered as a group.

• The harbor was full of shipping.
• Enemy shipping was attacked near the coast.
• The war destroyed much of the nation's merchant shipping.

Sinónimos: ships, fleet

Expresiones frecuentes: merchant shipping, coastal shipping, enemy shipping

transporte marítimo, navegación

Viajes o transporte de personas y mercancías en barco.

En inglés sencillo: Travel or transport by ship.

• Shipping across the bay was suspended.
• The new canal made shipping between the ports faster.
• Bad weather disrupted passenger shipping along the coast.

Sinónimos: sea transport, maritime transport

Expresiones frecuentes: shipping by sea, coastal shipping, shipping routes