transit

transport, transports en commun

Déplacement de personnes ou de marchandises d'un lieu à un autre, notamment en bus ou en train.

En anglais simple : The movement of people or goods between places, especially using buses or trains.

• The goods are still in transit.
• We use public transit every day.
• The city improved its transit system.

Comment l'utiliser : in transit (The package was damaged in transit.)

Synonymes : transport, transportation

Expressions courantes : public transit, in transit, transit system

passage, transit

Fait de traverser un lieu ou une chose, ou de passer à l'intérieur.

En anglais simple : The act of going across or through a place or thing.

• They were granted safe transit.
• Transit through the canal took several hours.
• The agreement allows free transit across the border.

Comment l'utiliser : transit through/across something (Transit through the region requires a permit.)

Synonymes : passage, crossing

Expressions courantes : transit through something, safe transit, transit across something

transit

Passage d'une lune, planète ou étoile sur une ligne donnée ou devant la surface visible d'un autre astre.

En anglais simple : The movement of a moon, planet, or star across a particular line or another object's visible surface.

• The telescope recorded a planetary transit.
• We watched the transit of Mercury across the Sun.
• The star’s transit across the meridian occurred at midnight.

Comment l'utiliser : transit across something (The telescope recorded a transit across the star.)

Expressions courantes : transit of venus, planetary transit, transit across something

transiter, traverser

Se déplacer à travers un lieu ou passer d'un côté à l'autre.

En anglais simple : To travel across or through a place.

• Ships transit the canal daily.
• We transited through Singapore last week.
• Passengers transiting through this airport need no visa.

Comment l'utiliser : transit through somewhere (We transited through Doha on our way home.); transit something (Large ships transit the canal daily.)

Synonymes : pass through, cross, traverse

Expressions courantes : transit through somewhere, transit the canal, transit across something

prendre les transports en commun

Se déplacer en utilisant les transports en commun, comme le bus ou le train.

En anglais simple : To travel by public transport, such as a bus or train.

• I transit to work by bus.
• They transited home after the concert.
• Do you transit to school or drive?

Comment l'utiliser : transit to somewhere (She transits to work by bus.)

Synonymes : take public transport

Expressions courantes : transit to work, transit by bus, transit to school