bus

bus  (bs)

n. pl. bus·es or bus·ses

1. A long motor vehicle for carrying passengers, usually along a fixed route.

2. Informal A large or ungainly automobile.

3. A four-wheeled cart for carrying dishes in a restaurant.

4. Electricity A bus bar.

5. Computer Science A parallel circuit that connects the major components of a computer, allowing the transfer of electric impulses from one connected component to any other.

v. bused or bussed, bus·ing or bus·sing, bus·es or bus·ses

v.tr.

1. To transport in a bus.

2. To transport (schoolchildren) by bus to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving racial integration.

3.

a. To carry or clear (dishes) in a restaurant.

b. To clear dishes from (a table).

v.intr.

1. To travel in a bus.

2. To work as a busboy.

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[Short for omnibus. V., intr., sense 2, back-formation from busboy.]

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bus [bʌs]

n pl buses, busses

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers between stopping places along a regular route More formal name omnibus Sometimes called motorbus

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) short for trolleybus

3. (modifier) of or relating to a bus or buses a bus driver a bus station

4. Informal a car or aircraft, esp one that is old and shaky

5. (Electronics) Electronics Computing short for busbar

6. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the part of a MIRV missile payload containing the re-entry vehicles and guidance and thrust devices

7. (Astronautics) Astronautics a platform in a space vehicle used for various experiments and processes

miss the bus to miss an opportunity; be too late

vb buses, busing, bused, busses bussing, bussed

1. to travel or transport by bus

2. (Sociology) Chiefly US and Canadian to transport (children) by bus from one area to a school in another in order to create racially integrated classes

[short for omnibus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bus - a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, autobus, charabanc, passenger vehicle, omnibus, coach minibus - a light bus (4 to 10 passengers) public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight roof - protective covering on top of a motor vehicle school bus - a bus used to transport children to or from school trackless trolley, trolley coach, trolleybus - a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires window - a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened fleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership passenger, rider - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
	2.	bus - the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar bus topology network topology, topology - the configuration of a communication network
	3.	bus - an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system" busbar computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. LAN, local area network - a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices power plant, power station, powerhouse - an electrical generating station
	4.	bus - a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus" jalopy, heap auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" dysphemism - an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter"
Verb	1.	bus - send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school" transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
	2.	bus - ride in a bus ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
	3.	bus - remove used dishes from the table in restaurants take away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"

Translations

bus [bʌs] (buses, (US) buses or busses (pl))

A. N

1. (= city bus) → autobús m, colectivo m (Ven, Arg), micro m (Chile, Bol), camión m (Mex); (= coach) → autocar m, flota f (Bol, Col)
to come/go by bus → venir/ir en autobús
to miss the bus → perder el tren

2. (= car) → cacharro m; (= plane) → avión m viejo

3. (Comput) → bus m

B. VT → llevar en autobús
the children are bussed to school → los niños van al colegio en autobús

C. VI

1. (= go by bus) → ir en autobús

2. (US) (in cafe) → quitar los platos de la mesa

D. CPD bus conductor N → cobrador(a) m/f
bus conductress N → cobradora f
bus depot N → cochera f de autobuses
bus driver N → conductor(a) m/f de autobús
bus lane N (Brit) → carril m de autobuses, carril-bus m
bus route N → recorrido m del autobús
the house is on a bus route → pasa un autobús por delante de la casa
bus service N → servicio m de autobuses
bus shelter N → marquesina f de autobús
bus station N → estación f de autobuses
bus stop N → parada f, paradero m (LAm)
bus ticket N → billete m de autobús
see also bus A1

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bus [ˈbʌs] [buses] (pl)

n → bus m
by bus → en bus
to miss the bus (lit) → manquer le bus, rater le bus (fig) (= be too late) → manquer le coche
the school bus → le bus scolaire

modif
a bus driver → un conducteur de bus bus ticket
bus boy n (US) → aide-serveur m
bus company n → compagnie f d'autobus
bus conductor n → contrôleur/euse m/f de bus
bus depot n → dépôt m de bus
bus fare n → argent m du ticket de bus

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bus:

bus conductor

n → (Omni)busschaffner m

bus conductress

n → (Omni)busschaffnerin f

bus depot

n → (Omni)busdepot nt

bus driver

n → (Omni)busfahrer(in) m(f)

bus garage

n → (Omni)bushalle f

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bus:

bus lane

n → Busspur f

busload

n a bus of children → eine Busladung Kinder; by the bus (inf) in buss (inf) → busweise (inf)

busman

n a bus’s holiday (fig) → praktisch eine Fortsetzung der Arbeit im Urlaub

bus pass

n → Seniorenkarte f → für Busse; (for the disabled) → Behindertenkarte f → für Busse

bus route

n → Buslinie f; we’re not on a bus → wir haben keine Busverbindungen

bus service

n → Busverbindung f; (= network) → Busverbindungen pl

bus shelter

n → Wartehäuschen nt

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bus:

bus station

n → Busbahnhof m

bus stop

n → Bushaltestelle f

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bus¹

n pl <-es or (US) -ses>

→ Bus m; by bus → mit dem Bus ? miss¹

(inf: = car, plane) → Kiste f (inf)

vi (inf) → mit dem Bus fahren

vt (esp US) → mit dem Bus befördern or fahren

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bus²

n (Comput) → (Daten)bus m

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bus [bʌs]

1. n (buses or (Am) busses (pl)) → autobus m inv
to go by bus → andare in autobus

2. adj (driver, service, ticket) → d'autobus

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bus [bʌs]

1. n (buses or (Am) busses (pl)) → autobus m inv
to go by bus → andare in autobus

2. adj (driver, service, ticket) → d'autobus

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bus

n bus [bas]

a large road vehicle for carrying passengers He came by bus. bus حافِلَه، باص автобус autobus bus der Bus λεωφορείο autobús buss اتوبوس linja-auto autobus אוֹטוֹבּוּס बस autobus busz bis rúta, strætisvagn autobus バス 버스 autobusas autobuss bas bus buss autobus autocarro autobuz автобус autobus avtobus autobus buss รถโดยสารประจำทาง otobüs 公共汽車 автобус بس ، لاری xe buýt 公共汽车

v – present participle ˈbus(s)ing : past tense, past participle bus(s)ed –

to carry by bus. per bus يَنْقُلُ بالحافِلَه превозвам с автобус dopravovat (se) autobusem køre i bus mit dem Bus fahren μεταφέρω με λεωφορείο transportar en autobús bussiga viima با اتوبوس آوردن و بردن matkustaa linja-autolla transport en autobus לִנְסוֹע בְּאוֹטובּוּס बस से जाना prevoziti autobusom buszon visz mengangkut dengan bis flytja í strætisvagni eða rútu trasportare in autobus バスで運ぶ 버스로 태워다주다 vežioti autobusu braukt ar autobusu bas per bus vervoeren kjøre/transportere i buss wozić autobusem transportar a transporta cu autobuzul перевозить на автобусе dopraviť (sa) autobusom peljati (se) z avtobusom prevesti autobusom transportera i buss เดินทางโดยรถสารประจำทาง otobüsle taşımak/göndermek 搭公車 їхати в автобусі بس پر بیٹھنا ، بس سے جانا đi xe buýt 乘汽车

bus stop

a place where buses stop to let passengers on or off. busstop مَوْقِفُ حافِله / باص автобусна спирка zastávka autobusu busstoppested die Bushaltestelle στάση λεωφορείου parada de autobús bussipeatus ایستگاه اتوبوس linja-autopysäkki arrêt d'autobus תַחֲנָת אוֹטוֹבּוּס बस स्टॉप autobusna stanica buszmegálló perhentian bis biðstöð fermata d'autobus バスの停留所 버스 정류장 autobusų stotelė autobusu pietura perhentian bas bushalte bussholdeplass przystanek autobusowy paragem de autocarro staţie de autobuz автобусная остановка zastávka autobusu postajališče autobuska stanica busshållplats สถานีรถโดยสาร otobüs durağı 公車站 автобусна зупинка بسوں کا اڈہ bến xe buýt 车站

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bus → أتوبيس, مَركَبَة autobus, dálkový autobus bus, rutebil Bus, Reisebus λεωφορείο, πούλμαν autobús, autocar, bus bussi, linja-auto bus, car autobus autobus, corriera バス, 長距離バス 버스, 시외 버스 bus, reisbus buss, rutebil autobus, autokar autocarro, autocarro de viagem, ônibus, ônibus de viagem автобус buss, långfärdsbuss รถโค๊ช, รถประจำทาง otobüs, tur otobüsü xe buýt, xe buýt đường dài 公共汽车, 长途客车