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convey
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con·vey  (kn-v)
tr.v. con·veyed, con·vey·ing, con·veys
1. To take or carry from one place to another; transport.
2. To serve as a medium of transmission for; transmit: wires that convey electricity.
3. To communicate or make known; impart: "a look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension" (Saki).
4. Law To transfer ownership of or title to.
5. Archaic To steal.

[Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin convire, to escort : Latin com-, com- + via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

con·veya·ble adj.
Synonyms: convey, carry, bear1, transport, transmit
These verbs refer to movement from one place to another. Convey often implies continuous, regular movement or flow: Pipelines convey water.
The word also means to serve as a medium for delivery or transmission: A fleet of trucks will convey the produce to the market.
Carry often means to support something while moving: The train carries baggage, mail, and passengers.
The term can also refer to conveyance through a channel or medium: Nerve cells carry and receive nervous impulses.
Bear strongly suggests the effort of supporting an important burden: The envoy bore the sad news.
Transport is largely limited to the movement over a considerable distance: Huge tankers are used to transport oil.
Transmit refers to passing along, sending, or communicating something: Please transmit the stock certificates by special messenger.
The word also means to serve as a medium for the movement of physical phenomena such as light, electricity, or sound: "The motion is transmitted from particle to particle, to a great distance" (Thomas H. Huxley).

convey [kənˈveɪ]
vb (tr)
1. to take, carry, or transport from one place to another
2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) to communicate (a message, information, etc.)
3. (of a channel, path, etc.) to conduct, transmit, or transfer
4. (Law) Law to transmit or transfer (the title to property)
5. Archaic to steal
[from Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre to escort, from Latin com- with + via way]
conveyable  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me"
give thanks, thank - express gratitude or show appreciation to
hint, suggest - drop a hint; intimate by a hint
say - communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
look - convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me"
flash - make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
breathe - manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit"
evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
mean, intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
impart, pass on, give, leave - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
2.convey - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
channel, transmit, carry, impart, conduct, convey - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
3.convey - transfer to another; "communicate a disease"
communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
4.convey - transmit a title or property
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
5.conveyconvey - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
convey, express, carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
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"
wash up - carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse"
pipe in - bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices"
bring in - transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine"
retransmit - transmit again
carry - be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
6.convey - 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"
fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
fetch - take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!"
bring - be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
transit - cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"
ferry - transport from one place to another
bring back, take back, return - bring back to the point of departure
tube - convey in a tube; "inside Paris, they used to tube mail"
whisk - move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"
channel, transmit, carry, impart, conduct, convey - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
land - bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
7.convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
retrieve - run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"
retrieve - go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage"
channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"
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"

convey
verb
1. communicate, impart, reveal, relate, disclose, make known, tell I tried to convey the wonder of the experience to my husband.
2. carry, transport, move, bring, support, bear, conduct, transmit, fetch They borrowed our boats to convey themselves across the river.
3. (Law) transfer, grant, deliver, lease, devolve, bequeath, will Conveying a property from one owner to another calls for meticulous attention to detail.
Translations
convey [kənˈveɪ] VT
1. [+ goods, oil] → transportar, llevar; [+ sound, smell] → llevar; [+ current] → transmitir (slightly frm) [+ person] → conducir, acompañar(LAm)
2. [+ thanks, congratulations] → comunicar; [+ meaning, ideas] → expresar
to convey to sb thatcomunicar a algn que ...
the name conveys nothing to meel nombre no me dice nada
what does this music convey to you?¿qué es lo que te evoca esta música?
3. (Jur) → traspasar, transferir

convey [kənˈveɪ] vt
(= transport) [+ person, thing] → transporter
[+ thanks] → transmettre
[+ idea, message] → communiquer

convey
vt
(= transport)befördern; goodsspedieren; waterleiten
(= make known or felt) opinion, ideavermitteln; (= make understood) meaningklarmachen; (= transmit) message, order, best wishesübermitteln, überbringen; what does this poem/music convey to you?was sagt Ihnen dieses Gedicht/diese Musik?; words cannot convey what I feelwas ich empfinde, lässt sich nicht mit Worten ausdrücken; try to convey to him that he should …versuchen Sie doch, ihm klarzumachen, dass er … sollte
(Jur) propertyübertragen (→ to auf +acc)

convey [kənˈveɪ] vt (goods, passengers) → trasportare; (subj, pipeline) → convogliare; (thanks, congratulations, sound, order) → trasmettere; (meaning, ideas) → comunicare, esprimere
to convey to sb that → comunicare a qn che
words cannot convey ... → le parole non possono esprimere...
the name conveys nothing to me → il nome non mi dice niente
convey [kənˈveɪ] vt (goods, passengers) → trasportare; (subj, pipeline) → convogliare; (thanks, congratulations, sound, order) → trasmettere; (meaning, ideas) → comunicare, esprimere
to convey to sb that → comunicare a qn che
words cannot convey ... → le parole non possono esprimere...
the name conveys nothing to me → il nome non mi dice niente

convey
v convey [kənˈvei]
1 to carry Huge ships convey oil from the Middle East. vervoer يَنقُل превозвам transportovat transportere befördern μεταφέρω transportar, llevar vedama حمل کردن kuljettaa transporter לְהוֹבִיל ले जाना otpremiti, otpremati szállít mengangkut flytja trasportare 運ぶ 운반하다 gabenti, pervežti transportēt; pārvadāt; nodot; paziņot membawa vervoeren bringe, transportere przenosić transportar a trans­porta перевозить dopraviť prevažati prenositi föra, forsla, transportera ขนส่ง taşımak, nakletmek 運送 перевозити, переправляти منتقل كرنا، ل‍ے جانا chuyên chở
2 to transfer the ownership of (property by legal means). oordra يَنقُل ملكيّة прехвърлям převést, přepravovat overføre übermitteln μεταβιβάζω traspasar, transferir üle kandma انتقال دادن siirtää, luovuttaa transférer לְהַעֲבִיר मालिकाने का हस्तांतरण predati, uručiti, ustupiti átruház; átad membalik nama afsala trasferire 譲渡する 양도하다 perduoti norakstīt (mantu, īpašumu) memindahkan overdragen overdra przenosić transferir a transfera; a transmite передавать previesť prenesti prepisati överlåta โอนกรรมสิทธิ์ในทรัพย์สิน geçirmek 轉讓(財產等) передавати ملكيت كا انتقال كرنا chuyển nhượng
n conˈveyance
1 the act of conveying the conveyance of goods. vervoer نَقْل превоз(ване) přeprava, doprava transport; overførsel die Beförderung μεταφορά transporte, transmisión; compra y venta (jurídico) vedu ارسال؛ حمل kuljetus transport הוֹבָלָה परिवहन prenošenje, prijenos szállítás pengangkutan flutningur trasporto 運搬 운반 pervežimas transportēšana; pārvadāšana; nodošana (ziņojuma; īpašuma) penghantaran vervoer transport, befordring przewóz transporte transport перевозка doprava prevoz prenos befordran, transport การขนส่ง taşıma, nakletme 運送 перевезення; доставка ترسيل، انتقال sự chuyên chở
2 a vehicle of any kind A bus is a public conveyance. vervoermiddel وَسيلة نَقْل превозно средство dopravní prostředek, vozidlo befordringsmiddel das Transportmittel μεταφορικό μέσο medio de transporte veovahend وسیلۀ حمل و نقل kulkuneuvo moyen de transport כְלִי רֶכֶב वाहन prevozno sredstvo jármű kendaraan farartæki mezzo di trasporto 乗り物 수송 기관 transporto priemonė satiksmes līdzeklis kenderaan awam vervoermiddel transport-/befordringsmiddel pojazd transporte mijloc de transport транспортное средство dopravný prostriedok prevozno sredstvo prevozno sredstvo fortskaffningsmedel ยานพาหนะ taşıt, nakil aracı 運輸車輛 перевізні засоби سوارى گاڑی xe cộ
n conˈveyancing
the branch of the law dealing with transfer of property. aktebesorging قانون نَقل الملَكيَّـه юр. раздел от правото, занимаващ се с прехвърлянето на имоти převádění majetku tilskødning die Abtretung μεταβίβαση ακινήτου preparación de escrituras de traspaso omandi ülekandmine انتقال مالکیت omaisuuden luovutus procédure translative (de propriété) הַעֲבָרַת בַּעֲלוּת संपत्ति के हस्तांतरण संबंधी कानून prijenos vlasništva tulajdonátruházás notariat undirbúningur og frágangur afsalsgjörninga normativa per il trasferimento di proprietà) 不動産譲渡手続 양도증서 작성업(법) nuosavybės perdavimo teisė īpašuma nodošanas formalitātes pemindahan hak overdrachtsrecht tilskjøting, overdragelse prawo własnościowe transferência de bens transfer de proprietate право, регулирующее передачу имущества prevádzanie majetku prenos imovine prenos imovine uppsättande av överlåtelsehandlingar การโอนกรรมสิทธิ์ tapu işleri 產權轉讓法 норми права, що регулюють перехід права власності на нерухомість دستاويز نويسى، نقل نويسى việc chuyển nhượng tài sản
n conˈveyor
a person or thing that conveys. vervoerder نَقّال، الشَّخص النّاقل конвейер dopravce transportør der Beförderer μεταφορέας transportista vedaja, konveier شخص یا دستگاه انتقال دهنده kuljettaja, kuljetin transporteur/-euse מַעֲבִיר, מַסוֹע वाहक otpremač, otpravljač szállít(mányoz)ó pembawa flutningsmaður/-tæki trasportatore 運搬人 운반자 perdavėjas, konvejeris pārvadātājs; nogādātājs; konveijers penghantar vervoerder en som bringer/overfører; transportør, transportmaskin/-bånd transporter, osoba przenosząca transmissor transportor лицо, передающее имущество dopravca prenašalec prenosilac överbringare ผู้ขนส่ง taşıyıcı, taşıyan 運送人;運送裝置 транспортер; конвеєр پ‍ہ‍نچان‍ے والا người hoặc vật chuyên chở
conveyor belt
an endless, moving belt carrying articles from one place to another in a factory etc She put nuts on the chocolates as they went down the conveyor belt. vervoerband حِزام مُتَحرِّك، قشاط نَقّال конвейерна лента dopravní pás transportbånd; samlebånd das Förderband ταινιόδρομος cinta transportadora lintkonveier تسمۀ نقاله liukuhihna convoyeur מַסוֹע कन्वेयर बेल्ट tekuća vrpca szállítószalag ban berjalan færiband nastro trasportatore ベルトコンベアー 컨베이어 벨트 konvejerio juosta konveijers; lentes transportieris tali sawat penyampai lopende band transportbånd taśma produkcyjna correia transportadora transportor cu ban­dă rulantă конвейер bežiaci pás tekoči trak prenosna traka löpande band สายพานลำเลียงในโรงงาน taşıyıcı kayış 輸送帶 стрічка транспортера ترسیل پ‍ٹ‍ی băng tải


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