No. 1,967 in Portuguese
transportes
"Transportes" means "transports" or "means of transportation" in English.
In a sentence
Os transportes públicos na cidade são eficientes.
Public transportation in the city is efficient.
In this sentence, 'transportes' refers to the systems and services that enable commuting in the city.
Ele trabalha em uma empresa de transportes.
He works for a transportation company.
Here, 'transportes' refers to the industry or service dedicated to transporting goods or people.
Os transportes de carga precisam ser melhor organizados.
Cargo transportation needs better organization.
In this instance, 'transportes' denotes carrying or shipping items, highlighting an aspect of logistics.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “transportes” in actual Portuguese podcasts.
Find “transportes” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Portuguese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into português, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Portuguese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).