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transporter

to transport, to carry

verb trahns-por-TEH Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: Latin 'transportare'

Also means

to overwhelm (emotionally)

Usage Note

Transporter covers physical transport (transporter des marchandises) and emotional transport: être transporté de joie means 'to be overcome with joy'. The noun is le transport (also used in the plural les transports for public transit). Do not confuse with porter, which implies carrying by hand over short distances.

Examples

"Ce camion transporte des fruits frais."

Natural Translation

This truck transports fresh fruit.

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