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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestranvía
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tɾamˈbi.a/
"El tranvía pasa cada diez minutos por esta avenida."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A passenger vehicle powered by electricity that runs on rails laid in a public road.
"She took the tram to get to the city center for work." - 2
A cableway or aerial tramway used for transporting passengers or materials up mountains.
"The aerial tram takes tourists to the peak of the mountain in just ten minutes."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Northern English and Scottish dialects from the late late 18th century, referring to an open coal wagon or the wooden track it ran on (from Middle Low German tram meaning 'beam' or 'shaft'). The meaning evolved in the late 19th century to designate a passenger rail vehicle running on tracks along public streets.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tram" is said worldwide
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tramway
Transliteration: /tʁam.wɛ/
"Prendre le tramway est très pratique dans cette ville."
Straßenbahn
Transliteration: /ˈʃtʁaːsn̩ˌbaːn/
"Die Straßenbahn kommt in wenigen Minuten an der Haltestelle an."
tram
Transliteration: /tram/
"Prendiamo il tram per andare in centro."
tranvía
Transliteration: /tɾamˈbi.a/
"El tranvía pasa cada diez minutos por esta avenida."
elétrico
Transliteration: /eˈle.tɾi.ku/
"O elétrico amarelo é um símbolo icónico de Lisboa."
ट्राम
Transliteration: tram
"कोलकाता में आज भी ट्राम चलती है।"
有轨电车
Transliteration: yǒuguǐ diànchē
"乘坐有轨电车可以欣赏城市的风景。"
노면전차
Transliteration: nomyeon-jeoncha
"그 도시에는 관광객을 위한 노면전차가 운행되고 있습니다."
路面電車
Transliteration: romen densha
"路面電車に乗って街を散策しました。"
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