Tránsito (en. Transit)

/ˈtɾansito/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Movement of vehicles and people on a public road.
Transit in the city is very complicated during rush hour.
El tránsito en la ciudad es muy complicado durante la hora pico.
Action of transporting goods from one place to another.
The transit of goods between countries is regulated by international agreements.
El tránsito de mercancías entre países es regulado por acuerdos internacionales.
State of being in motion from one place to another.
The transit of ideas is essential in a society.
El tránsito de ideas es fundamental en una sociedad.

Etymology

It comes from the Latin 'transitus', which means 'passage' or 'to cross'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

vehicle transit
Movement of cars and other vehicles on a road.
tránsito de vehículos
school transit
Reference to the movement of students to and from school.
tránsito escolar
international transit
Movement of goods or people between different countries.
tránsito internacional

Related Words

traffic
Movement of vehicles on the streets that can be congested.
tráfico
circulation
Action of moving or circulating through a space.
circulación
transportation
Action of carrying or moving something from one place to another.
transporte

Slang Meanings

Vehicle congestion.
There is a huge transit jam on the road today, I’m going to be late.
Hoy hay un tránsito enorme en la carretera, voy a llegar tarde.
Disorder in traffic.
The transit was so bad that we had to look for an alternate route.
El tránsito estaba tan mal que tuvimos que buscar una ruta alterna.