ferry

ferry, bac

Un bateau qui transporte régulièrement des personnes, des véhicules ou des marchandises entre les mêmes lieux séparés par l’eau.

En anglais simple : A boat that regularly carries people, vehicles, or goods across water between the same places.

• We took a ferry to the island.
• The ferry carries cars as well as passengers.
• Two ferries leave this port every morning.

Synonymes : ferryboat

Expressions courantes : take a ferry, car ferry, passenger ferry, board the ferry

service de ferry, service de bac

Un service régulier transportant des personnes ou des marchandises sur l’eau, ou l’entreprise qui l’assure.

En anglais simple : A regular service carrying people or goods across water, or the company providing it.

• The ferry runs throughout the year.
• They closed the ferry when the bridge opened.
• Who operates the ferry between these villages?

Synonymes : boat service

Expressions courantes : local ferry, ferry service, operate a ferry

transporter, faire traverser

Transporter des personnes ou des choses sur une courte distance, notamment en bateau d’une rive à l’autre.

En anglais simple : To carry people or things a short distance between places, especially across water in a boat.

• Boats ferry people across the river.
• We were ferried to the island before sunrise.
• The driver ferries guests between the hotel and the beach.

Comment l'utiliser : ferry someone/something across something (Small boats ferry passengers across the river.); ferry someone/something to somewhere (A boat ferries supplies to the island.)

Synonymes : carry, transport

Expressions courantes : ferry passengers, ferry someone across, ferry someone to somewhere

transporter, faire la navette

Transporter des personnes ou des choses entre plusieurs lieux, souvent en faisant des allers et retours.

En anglais simple : To move people or things between places, often by making several trips.

• I ferry the children around every afternoon.
• Waiters ferried plates from the kitchen to the tables.
• We spent hours ferrying boxes between the two buildings.

Comment l'utiliser : ferry someone/something between places (She ferries her children between school and football practice.)

Synonymes : shuttle, carry, transport

Expressions courantes : ferry children around, ferry plates, ferry someone back

transporter, acheminer

Déplacer des personnes ou des choses d’un lieu à un autre avec un véhicule.

En anglais simple : To take people or things from one place to another in a vehicle.

• Buses ferry workers to the factory.
• Helicopters ferried supplies to the mountain village.
• They used trucks to ferry people to safety.

Comment l'utiliser : ferry someone/something to somewhere (Trucks ferried the families to a shelter.)

Synonymes : transport, carry, convey

Expressions courantes : ferry supplies, ferry someone to somewhere, ferry people