bus

bus

(bŭs)

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. Computers 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, bus·ing, bus·es or bussed , bus·sing , 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.

Idiom:

throw (someone) under the bus

To sacrifice or betray (another) for one's own gain or in order to save oneself: "That is no reason ... for a principled President to throw a large section of the country's labor force under the bus" (Steve Coll).

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

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bus

(bʌs)

n, pl buses or busses

1. (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. (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. (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

8. miss the bus to miss an opportunity; be too late

9. throw someone under the bus chiefly US to expose someone to an unpleasant fate, esp in order to save oneself

vb, buses, busing, bused, busses, bussing or bussed

10. to travel or transport by bus

11. (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

[C19: short for omnibus]

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bus¹

(bʌs)

n., pl. bus•es, bus•ses, n.

1. a large, long-bodied motor vehicle equipped with seating for passengers, usu. operating as part of a scheduled service.

2. a similar horse-drawn vehicle.

3. a passenger automobile or airplane used in a manner resembling that of a bus.

4. a heavy bar of copper or other conducting material, used to collect, carry, and distribute powerful electric currents.

5. a circuit that connects the CPU with other devices in a computer.

v.t.

6. to convey or transport by bus.

7. to transport (pupils) to school by bus, esp. as a means of achieving racial integration.

v.i.

8. to travel on or by means of a bus.

[1825–35; short for omnibus]

bus²

(bʌs)

v.i., v.t. bused bussed, bus•ing bus•sing.

to work as a busboy or busgirl.

[1885–90; back formation from busboy]

bus.

business.

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bus

– coach

A bus is a large motor vehicle that carries passengers by road from one place to another.

I'm waiting for the bus back to town.

In Britain, a comfortable bus that carries passengers on long journeys is called a coach.

The coach leaves Cardiff at twenty to eight.

In America, a vehicle designed for long journeys is usually called a bus.

He took a bus from New York to Seattle.

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bus

Past participle: bused/bussed
Gerund: busing/bussing

Imperative

bus

bus

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bus

Tracks along which data is moved about the computer.

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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"

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Translations

باصحافِلَه، باصمَرْكَبَةيَنْقُلُ بالحافِلَه

autobusdopravovat autobusem

buskøre i busrutebil

BusReisebusAutobus

λεωφορείοπούλμαν

buso

autobúsbuscamión (México)microtransportar en autobús

bussilinja-auto

autobusbuscarplateforme busautocar

autobus

buszbuszon viszautóbusz

flytja í strætisvagni eîa rúturúta, strætisvagn

autobuscorrierapullmantrasportare in autobusbus

バス長距離バス

버스시외 버스

autobusasautobusų stotelėvežioti autobusu

autobussbraukt ar autobusu

busreisbusautobus

bussbussekjøre i bussrutebiltransportere i buss

autobusautokar

ônibusautocarroautocarro de viagembarramentoônibus de viagem

autobuz

автобусшинамеждугородный автобус

autobusdopraviť autobusom

avtobus

busslångfärdsbuss

รถโค้ชรถประจำทาง

otobüsotobüsle taşımak/göndermektur otobüsü

xe buýtxe buýt đường dài

公共汽车长途客车乘公车

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 ticketbus boy n (US) → aide-serveur mbus company n → compagnie f d'autobusbus conductor n → contrôleur/euse m/f de busbus depot n → dépôt m de busbus 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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bus

¹

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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bus

²

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

(bas) noun

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

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

to carry by bus. per bus يَنْقُلُ بالحافِلَه превозвам с автобус transportar dopravovat (se) autobusem mit dem Bus fahren køre i bus 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 په بس کی راوړل او وړل 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 乘公车

bus stop

a place where buses stop to let passengers on or off. busstop مَوْقِفُ حافِله / باص автобусна спирка parada de ônibus zastávka autobusu die Bushaltestelle busstoppested στάση λεωφορείουparada 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 bushaltebussholdeplassprzystanek autobusowy د بس ایستګاه paragem de autocarro staţie de autobuz автобусная остановка zastávka autobusu postajališče autobuska stanica busshållplats ป้ายรถโดยสาร otobüs durağı 公車站 автобусна зупинка بسوں کا اڈہ bến xe buýt 公共汽车站

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bus

→ باص, مَرْكَبَة 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, междугородный автобус buss, långfärdsbuss รถโค้ช, รถประจำทาง otobüs, tur otobüsü xe buýt, xe buýt đường dài 公共汽车, 长途客车

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Bus

→ الباصُ والـحَافِلَةُ   → Autobus a dálkový autobus   → Bus og turistbus   → Bus und Reisebus   → Λεωφορεία και πούλμαν   → El bus y el autobús   → El autobús y el autocar   → Bussi ja linja-auto   → Bus et cars   → Autobus e pullman   → バス・長距離バス   → 버스, 시외버스   → Bus en touringcar   → Buss og rutebil   → Autobus i autokar   → Ônibus e ônibus de viagem   → Autocarro urbano e autocarro de longo curso   → Автобусы   → Buss och långfärdsbuss   → รถโดยสารประจำทางและรถโค้ช   → Otobüs   → Xe buýt và xe khách   → 公共汽车和长途汽车

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