shuttle

navetta

Autobus, treno o altro servizio che trasporta regolarmente persone tra luoghi prestabiliti.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: shuttle service

Espressioni comuni: shuttle bus, airport shuttle, free shuttle, shuttle service

navetta, spola

Attrezzo che, durante la tessitura, fa passare un filo da un lato all’altro attraverso gli altri fili.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: weaving shuttle, wooden shuttle, loom shuttle

fare la spola

Spostarsi ripetutamente tra due luoghi o mandare qualcosa avanti e indietro tra essi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: go back and forth

Espressioni comuni: shuttle between places, shuttle back, shuttle documents between offices

trasportare, accompagnare

Portare persone da un luogo all’altro con un servizio regolare di autobus o un mezzo simile.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: transport, ferry

Espressioni comuni: shuttle guests, shuttle people around, shuttle passengers between terminals