ferry

fer·ry

 (fĕr′ē)

v. fer·ried, fer·ry·ing, fer·ries

v.tr.

1. Nautical

a. To transport (people, vehicles, or goods) by boat across a body of water such as a river or bay.

b. To cross (a body of water) by a ferry.

2.

a. To deliver (a vehicle, especially an aircraft) under its own power to its eventual user.

b. To transport (people or goods) by vehicle, especially by aircraft.

v.intr.

1. To cross a body of water on or as if on a ferry.

2. To move laterally in a fast-moving river, as in a canoe, by keeping one's boat at an angle to the direction of flow and paddling or rowing against the current.

n. pl. fer·ries

1. Nautical

a. A ferryboat.

b. A place where passengers or goods are transported across a body of water, such as a river or bay, by a ferryboat.

2. A franchise or legal right to operate a ferrying service for a fee.

3. A service and route for delivering an aircraft under its own power to its eventual user.

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[Middle English ferien, from Old English ferian; see per- in Indo-European roots.]

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ferry

(ˈfɛrɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Nautical Terms) Also called: ferryboat a vessel for transporting passengers and usually vehicles across a body of water, esp as a regular service

2. (Nautical Terms)

a. such a service

b. (in combination): a ferryman.

3. (Law) a legal right to charge for transporting passengers by boat

4. (Aeronautics) the act or method of delivering aircraft by flying them to their destination

vb, -ries, -rying or -ried

5. (Nautical Terms) to transport or go by ferry

6. (Aeronautics) to deliver (an aircraft) by flying it to its destination

7. (tr) to convey (passengers, goods, etc): the guests were ferried to the church in taxis.

[Old English ferian to carry, bring; related to Old Norse ferja to transport, Gothic farjan; see fare]

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fer•ry

(ˈfɛr i)

n., pl. -ries, n.

1. a service for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a comparatively small body of water.

2. a ferryboat.

3. a service for flying airplanes over a particular route, esp. the delivery of airplanes to an overseas destination.

4. the legal right to ferry passengers, cargo, etc.

v.t.

5. to carry or convey back and forth over a fixed route in a boat or plane.

6. to fly (an airplane) over a particular route, esp. for delivery.

v.i.

7. to go in a ferry.

[before 1150; Middle English ferien, Old English ferian to carry]

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ferry

Past participle: ferried
Gerund: ferrying

Imperative

ferry

ferry

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ferry - a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule ferryboat boat - a small vessel for travel on water car-ferry - a ferry that transports motor vehicles
	2.	ferry - transport by boat or aircraft   ferrying shipping, transport, transportation - the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
Verb	1.	ferry - transport from one place to another navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
	2.	ferry - transport by ferry navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
	3.	ferry - travel by ferry navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

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ferry

noun

1. ferry boat, boat, ship, passenger boat, packet boat, packet They crossed the river by ferry.

verb

1. transport, bring, carry, ship, take, run, shuttle, convey, chauffeur They ferried in more soldiers to help with the search.

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Translations

مِعْبَرمِعْبَر، قارِب نَقل للركّابيَنْقُل في المِعْبَر

ферибот

trajektpramicepřevéztpřevozní loď

færgeflyve

Fähreübersetzen

πορθμείοφέριμποτ

pramo

transbordadorferrytransportarferri

lautta

bacferrytraverser

skelatrajekt

komp

ferja

traghettotraghettaretrasportare

フェリー

페리

keltas

pārceltpārtransportētprāmis

ferry

dra med ferjefergeferje

prom

balsaferry

bac

паром

kompapreviezťtrajekt

trajekt

трајект

färja

เรือข้ามฟาก

feribottaşımakaraba vapuru

phà

渡船用船或飞机运送

ferry

[ˈferɪ]

A. N (also ferryboat) → barca f (de pasaje); (large, for cars etc) → transbordador m, ferry m

B. VT to ferry sth/sb across or over → llevar algo/a algn a la otra orilla
to ferry people to and fro (fig) (in car etc) → llevar or transportar a la gente de un lado para otro

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ferry

[ˈfɛri]

n

(small) → bac m

(large) (also ferryboat) → ferry m, ferry-boat m

vt

(= transport by boat) [+ person, thing] → faire passer par bateau
to ferry sb/sth across to an island → faire traverser qn/qch sur une île
to ferry sb/sth over → faire traverser qn/qch

(= transport) (by plane, bus) [+ person, thing] → emmener

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ferry

n → Fähre f

vt

(also ferry across or over) (by boat) → übersetzen; (by plane, car etc) → transportieren, bringen; to ferry somebody across or over a river → jdn über einen Fluss setzen; to ferry somebody/something back and forth → jdn/etw hin- und herbringen; he ferried voters to and from the polls → er fuhr Wähler zum Wahllokal und wieder nach Hause

(= deliver) plane → überführen

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ferry

:

ferryboat

n → Fährboot nt

ferryman

n → Fährmann m

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ferry

[ˈfɛrɪ]

1. n (also ferryboat) (small) → traghetto; (large, for cars) → nave f inv traghetto

2. vt to ferry sth/sb across or over → traghettare qc/qn da una parte all'altra
to ferry sb to and fro → portare qn avanti e indietro

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ferry

(ˈferi) verb

to carry (people, cars etc) from one place to another by boat (or plane). She ferried us across the river in a small boat. per veerboot vervoer يَنْقُل في المِعْبَر пренасям с лодка/самолет transportar převézt übersetzen færge; flyve μεταφέρωtransportar (paadiga, lennukiga) vedama با کشتی یا هواپیما جابجا شدن kuljettaa traverser לְהַעֲבִיר एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान पहुंचाना prevoziti, transportirati (brodom, avionom) átszállít (vkit, vmit) hajón, kompon mengangkut ferja traghettare 船で渡す 배로 건너다 perkelti pārcelt (ar prāmi); pārtransportēt (ar lidmašīnu) menyeberangkan overzettenferje, dra med ferjeprzewozić د الوتکی او بیړی سره سفر کول transportar a trece, a traversa переправлять previezť prevažati prevesti se preko reke färja, ta färjan รับส่งข้ามฟาก taşımak 用船或飛機運送 переправляти(ся) човном مسافروں اور سامان کو پانی کے پار لے جانا chuyên chở (bằng phà) 用船（或飞机）运送

noun – plural ˈferries –

a boat which ferries people, cars etc from one place to another. We took the cross-channel ferry. veerboot, veerbote مِعْبَر، قارِب نَقل للركّاب ферибот barca pramice; převozní loď; trajekt die Fähre færge φεριμπότtransbordador, ferry parvlaev کشتی مسافربر و باربر lautta bacמעבורת बड़ी नाव, घाट skela (trajekt), brod komp feri ferja traghetto フェリーボート 나룻배, 연락선, 페리 keltas prāmis feri veerbootferjeprom د مسافر بری بیړی barco bac, feribot паром kompa, trajekt trajekt trajekt färja เรือข้ามฟาก feribot, araba vapuru 渡船 паром, переправа через річку مسافروں اور سامان کو پانی کے پار لے جانے والی کراۓ کی کشتی phà 渡船

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ferry

→ مِعْبَر trajekt færge Fähre πορθμείο transbordador lautta ferry trajekt traghetto フェリー 페리 ferry ferge prom balsa, ferry паром färja เรือข้ามฟาก feribot phà 渡船

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• Is there a ferry to ...? → هَلْ هُناكَ مِعْبَرٌ مُتَّجِه إِلَى ...؟ → Jede nějaký trajekt do ...? → Er der en færge til ...? → Gibt es eine Fähre nach ...? → Υπάρχει φεριμπότ για ...; → ¿Hay un ferry para ...? → Meneekö ... lautta? → Il y a un ferry pour ... ? → Postoji li brod za …? → C'è un traghetto per ...? → ･･･行きのフェリーはありますか？ → ... 가는 여객선이 있나요? → Gaat er een veerboot naar ...? → Går det ferge til .? → Czy jest prom do ...? → Tem uma balsa para ...? → Отсюда ходит паром до ...? → Går det färja till ...? → มีเรือเฟอรี่ไป…….ไหม? → ... a vapur var mı? → Có phà đi ... không? → 有去...的轮渡吗？
• Is there a car ferry to ...? → هَلْ هُناكَ مِعْبَرٌ للسَيَّاراتِ مُتَّجِه إِلَى ...؟ → Jede nějaký autotrajekt do ...? → Er der en bilfærge til ...? → Gibt es eine Autofähre nach ...? → Υπάρχει φεριμπότ για αυτοκίνητα για ...; → ¿Hay un ferry que transporte vehículos para ...? → Meneekö ... autolautta? → Il y a un car-ferry pour ... ? → Postoji li trajekt za …? → C'è un traghetto per auto per ...? → ･･･行きのカーフェリーはありますか？ → ... 가는 카페리가 있나요? → Gaat er een autoveerboot naar ...? → Går det bilferge til .? → Czy jest prom samochodowy do ...? → Tem uma balsa de carros para ...? → Отсюда ходит автомобильный паром до ...? → Går det bilfärja till ...? → มีเรือเฟอรี่บรรทุกรถไป…….ไหม? → ... a feribot var mı? → Có phà chở ô tô đi ... không? → 有去...的载车轮渡吗？
• Where do we catch the ferry to ...? → أَيْنَ يُـمْكِنُ رُكوبُ الـمِعْبَرِ الـمُتَّجِه إِلَى ...؟ → Kde můžeme nastoupit do trajektu do ...? → Hvor kan vi tage færgen til ...? → Wo nehmen wir die Fähre nach ...? → Από πού θα πάρουμε το φεριμπότ για ...; → ¿Dónde se coge el ferry para ...? → Mistä lähtee lautta ...? → Où se prend le ferry pour ... ? → Gdje možemo uzeti trajekt za...? → Dove possiamo imbarcarci sul traghetto per ...? → ･･･行きのフェリーはどこで乗るのですか？ → ... 가는 여객선은 어디에서 타나요? → Vanaf waar vertrekt de veerboot naar ...? → Hvor går fergen til . fra? → Skąd odpływa prom do ...? → Onde nós pegamos a balsa para...? → Где можно сесть на паром до ...? → Var tar man färjan till ...? → เราจะขึ้นเรือเฟอรี่ไป…….ได้ที่ไหน? → ... feribotuna nereden binebiliriz? → Chúng tôi có thể đón phà đi ... ở đâu? → 去...从哪儿上船？

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