Vocabulário Essencial para o TOEFL - Meios de Transporte

any flying vehicle

aeronave, avião

an extremely large balloon filled with heated air, which enables it to float and travel through the sky

balão de ar quente, balão de ar aquecido

a military aircraft that is designed to attack enemy aircraft and fly very fast

caça, avião de combate

an aircraft that can drop bombs

bombardeiro

an object that allows a person or thing to slowly come to the ground after dropping from a flying aircraft

paraquedas

a large object with an engine, such as a car or truck, used for transporting people or goods

veículo, automóvel

a vehicle such as a bus, train, or ship with two levels on top of one another, providing additional seating capacity

ônibus de dois andares, veículo de dois andares

a railroad car used for transporting goods

vagão de carga, vagão de frete

a means of transportation that frequently travels between two places

shuttle, transporte

a type of bus that has only one floor

ônibus de andar único, autocarro de andar único

a train that transports passengers to and from a port

trem de barco, trem de ferry

a vehicle in which people can sleep and live when traveling

campista, caravana

a small passenger-carrying vehicle that is larger than a typical car but smaller than a full-sized bus

minibús, micro-ônibus

a large vehicle used for transporting furniture and other goods from one place to another

caminhão de mudança, van de mudança

any of the separate sections within a passenger train carriage, typically enclosed by walls and equipped with seats

compartimento, seção

one of the separate parts of a train where passengers sit

vagão, carro

the part of a truck, bus, or train where the driver sits

cabine, cabine do motorista

a light motor vehicle with a floorboard on which the rider puts their legs, and with wheels of usually small size

scooter, motociclo

a ship or boat's upper outside floor

convés

the place where the pilot of an aircraft sits

cockpit, cabine de piloto

a large metal box that is used for transporting goods on ships, trains, etc.

container, recipiente

a place where one is able to safely cross something, particularly a street

travessia, passagem

the place where a road is crossed by another

cruzamento, interseção

the place where two or more things such as roads or railways cross

interseção, conexão

a road providing access to another road or to a specific place

estrada de acesso, via de acesso

a passage dug through or under a mountain or a structure, typically for cars, trains, people, etc.

túnel

a pathway typically made of concrete or asphalt at the side of a street for people to walk on

calcada

a marked place where people walk across a street

passagem de pedestres, faixa de pedestres

a wide street in a town or city, typically with trees on each side or in the middle

boulevard

an area where two or more roads join and all the traffic must move in the same direction around a circular structure

rotatória, círculo de tráfego

the point at which a river, road, etc. splits into two parts; one of these parts

bifurcação, divisão

the part of a road where vehicles can go faster due to light traffic there

faixa expressa, pista rápida

able to be driven or ridden on rough ground

off-road, trilha

a large, luxurious, and expensive car with a partition between the passengers and the driver

limousine