Vocabulário Essencial para o TOEFL - Transportation

a means of transportation that is used by a passenger after getting off a previous one to continue their journey

conexão, ligação

a building where trains, buses, planes, or ships start or finish their journey

terminal de ônibus, estação

the process or act of controlling and directing the aircrafts during their flight which happens in the control tower using radio

controle de tráfego aéreo, gestão do tráfego aéreo

the process of flying an aircraft

aviação, aeronáutica

to get on a means of transportation such as a train, bus, aircraft, ship, etc.

embarcar, subir a bordo

on or into a vehicle such as a bus, train, plane, etc.

a bordo, dentro

the transfer of people on a public transportation vehicle

transito, transferência

(of an aircraft or spacecraft) to land on the ground

aterrissar, pousar

a strip of ground with a hard surface on which aircraft land or take off from

pista, pista de decolagem

on an aircraft, ship, etc.

a bordo, embarcado

offered or occurring during a flight

durante o voo, em voo

the group of people whose job is looking after the passengers on an aircraft

tripulação de cabine, pessoal de cabine

luggage that weighs more than the amount each passenger is allowed on a flight without paying extra money

excesso de bagagem, bagagem adicional

the act or process of moving upward

ascensão, subida

downward movement

descenso, queda

the tallest building at an airport from which aircraft's movements are controlled

torre de controle, torre de gestão

instability and sudden changes in the movement of water or air

turbulência, instabilidade

to choose the direction of and guide a vehicle, ship, etc., especially by using a map

navegar, guiar

the confusion and tiredness one can experience after a long flight, particularly when rapidly traveling across multiple time zones

deslocamento de horário, fadiga de viagem

a card that a passenger on a ship or airplane fills in with their personal information and then gives to officials upon arrival

cartão de desembarque, formulário de chegada

the act of transporting goods, particularly by sea

envio, transporte

goods on board an aircraft, ship, or vehicle, being transported

carga, mercadoria

a ticket or card that passengers must show to be allowed on a ship or plane

cartão de embarque, bilhete de embarque

the area at an airport where passengers can collect their cases, bags, etc. after they land

reclamação de bagagem, área de retirada de bagagem

a ticket with which a passenger can continue their journey on another means of transportation

transferência, transbordo

goods carried by aircraft, trains, trucks, or ships; the transportation of goods using this method

carga, frete

to go on vacation by a ship or boat

navegar, fazer um cruzeiro

a sign that provides information such as the distance to a certain place or its direction, usually found at the side of a road

placa indicativa, sinalização

(of a train or bus) to arrive at a station

chegar à estação, entrar na estação

(of a train or bus) to leave a station with passengers on board

sair, deixar a estação

the part during an aircraft's flight when it is about to land

aproximação

a system or device in a ship or aircraft that can keep it on a preset course

piloto automático, autopiloto

a pilot who assists the main pilot during a flight

copiloto

a suitcase or a small bag that one can carry onto an airplane

bagagem de mão, maleta de mão

the cheapest class of accommodations on a train or plane

classe econômica, classe econômica

a central station, airport, etc. that provides passengers with many services

hub, centro

a person who attends to passengers on an airplane, train, or ship

comissário, aeromoça