shuttle

lanzadera, autobús lanzadera

Autobús, tren u otro servicio que lleva pasajeros repetidamente entre lugares determinados.

En inglés sencillo: A bus, train, or other service that repeatedly takes people between particular places.

• The shuttle leaves every ten minutes.
• We took the airport shuttle to our hotel.
• Is there a free shuttle between the terminals?

Cómo se usa: a shuttle between A and B (There is a shuttle between the hotel and the airport.); a shuttle to somewhere (We took a shuttle to the station.)

Sinónimos: shuttle service

Expresiones frecuentes: shuttle bus, airport shuttle, free shuttle, shuttle service

lanzadera

Herramienta que pasa un hilo de un lado a otro entre otros hilos al tejer una tela.

En inglés sencillo: A tool that carries thread from side to side through other threads when cloth is being made.

• She passed the shuttle through the threads.
• The wooden shuttle holds a small roll of yarn.
• He made two shuttles for his new loom.

Expresiones frecuentes: weaving shuttle, wooden shuttle, loom shuttle

ir y venir

Moverse repetidamente entre dos lugares o enviar algo de uno a otro varias veces.

En inglés sencillo: To move, or send something, repeatedly between two places.

• He shuttles between home and work.
• We shuttled documents between the offices all afternoon.
• She spent years shuttling back and forth between two cities.

Cómo se usa: shuttle between A and B (She shuttles between London and Paris for work.); shuttle something between A and B (They shuttle files between the two offices.)

Sinónimos: go back and forth

Expresiones frecuentes: shuttle between places, shuttle back, shuttle documents between offices

transportar, trasladar

Llevar personas entre lugares con un servicio regular de autobús o un transporte similar.

En inglés sencillo: To take people between places using a regular bus or similar transport service.

• They shuttle guests to the airport.
• Small buses shuttled passengers between the terminals.
• Will the hotel shuttle us back after dinner?

Cómo se usa: shuttle someone to/from somewhere (A bus shuttles visitors to the museum.); shuttle someone between A and B (Drivers shuttle guests between the hotel and the beach.)

Sinónimos: transport, ferry

Expresiones frecuentes: shuttle guests, shuttle people around, shuttle passengers between terminals