truck

camión

Vehículo grande de carretera que transporta mercancías o arrastra un remolque pesado.

En inglés sencillo: A large road vehicle used for carrying goods or pulling a heavy trailer.

• The truck is full of boxes.
• Two trucks delivered wood to the building site.
• Who parked that truck outside our house?

Sinónimos: lorry

Expresiones frecuentes: delivery truck, truck driver, drive a truck

transportar en camión

Llevar mercancías a algún lugar en camión.

En inglés sencillo: To carry goods somewhere in a large road vehicle.

• They truck food to the camp.
• The company trucked supplies across the border.
• Sand is trucked in from a nearby quarry.

Cómo se usa: truck something to/from somewhere (They truck fresh fruit from the farms to the city.)

Sinónimos: transport, haul

Expresiones frecuentes: truck something in, truck something out, truck something to somewhere

conducir un camión

Conducir un camión, especialmente como trabajo y en trayectos largos.

En inglés sencillo: To drive a large goods vehicle, especially over long distances as a job.

• My uncle trucks for a living.
• She trucked through the night to reach Denver.
• He has been trucking for twenty years.

Cómo se usa: truck across/through somewhere (He trucks across the country every week.)

Sinónimos: drive a truck

Expresiones frecuentes: truck across something, truck for someone, truck all night

seguir adelante, avanzar deprisa

Avanzar deprisa o seguir adelante con energía pese a las dificultades.

En inglés sencillo: To move along quickly or keep going with energy despite difficulties.

• We were trucking along the road.
• She trucked past us with her heavy backpack.
• Despite the setbacks, the team kept on trucking.

Sinónimos: keep going, press on

Antónimos: stop

Expresiones frecuentes: keep on truck, truck along, truck down something