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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieswagon de marchandises
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /va.ɡɔ̃ də maʁ.sɑ̃.diz/
"Les marchandises ont été chargées dans le wagon de marchandises."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A railway vehicle designed for carrying goods, freight, or materials rather than passengers.
"A long line of heavy freight-cars loaded with coal rolled down the tracks toward the terminal." - 2
A boxcar or generic cargo wagon used in commercial rail transport systems.
"The logistics company utilized several freight-cars to transport bulk timber across the continent."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'freight', derived from Middle English and ultimately Germanic roots relating to the cost or cargo of transport, with 'car', derived from Old Northern French 'carre' and Latin 'carrus', referring to a wheeled vehicle. Historically emerging during the 19th-century railway expansion, it designates specialized rolling stock designed for carrying goods rather than passengers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Freight car" is said worldwide
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vagón de carga
Transliteration: /baˈɣon de ˈkaɾ.xa/
"El vagón de carga transportaba contenedores pesados."
wagon de marchandises
Transliteration: /va.ɡɔ̃ də maʁ.sɑ̃.diz/
"Les marchandises ont été chargées dans le wagon de marchandises."
Güterwagen
Transliteration: /ˈɡyːtɐˌvaːɡn̩/
"Der Güterwagen war bis zum Rand mit Stahl gefüllt."
carro merci
Transliteration: /ˈkar.ro ˈmɛr.tʃi/
"Il treno merci trainava decine di carri merci."
vagão de carga
Transliteration: /vaˈɡɐ̃w dʒi ˈkaɾ.ʒɐ/
"O vagão de carga estava cheio de grãos."
मालगाड़ी का डिब्बा
Transliteration: maalgaadi ka dibba
"मालगाड़ी का डिब्बा कोयले से भरा हुआ था।"
货车
Transliteration: huòchē
"这列火车挂了许多节货车车厢。"
화물차
Transliteration: hwamulcha
"화물차에 무거운 상자들이 실려 있다."
貨車
Transliteration: kasha
"多くの貨车が貨物を積んで走り去った。"
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