Meaning of public transport | Babel Free
Definitions
Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars.
Australia, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Čeština
veřejná doprava
Ελληνικά
μέσο μαζικής μεταφοράς
Español
transporte público
Eesti
ühistransport
Suomi
julkinen liikenne
Gaeilge
iompar poiblí
Gàidhlig
còmhdhail
עברית
תחבורה ציבורית
Magyar
tömegközlekedés
Հայերեն
հասարակական տրանսպորտ
Íslenska
almenningssamgöngur
日本語
公共交通機関
한국어
대중교통
Lietuvių
viešasis transportas
Bahasa Melayu
pengangkutan awam
Português
transporte público
Русский
общественный транспорт
Svenska
kollektivtrafik
Kiswahili
usafiri wa umma
Tagalog
pampublikong transportasyon
Türkçe
toplu taşıma
Українська
грома́дський тра́нспорт
Tiếng Việt
giao thông công cộng
Examples
“Nevertheless, China’s investment in subway systems is overwhelmingly positive. And there are also encouraging signs, too, that Chinese cities are beginning to shape⟳ urban development around public transport⟳ hubs. For example, Tiantongyuan, a high-density community of giant housing blocks in the suburbs of northern Beijing, has three subway stations.”
“The Airports National Policy Statement objectives require⟳ the proportion of journeys made to the airport by passengers to be at least 50% by public transport⟳ by 2030 and 55% by 2040.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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