bus in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bus in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bus <pl buses or Am also busses> [Am bəs, Brit bʌs] N

1.1. bus TRANSP (local):

bus

autobús m

bus

bus m

bus

camión m AmC Mex

bus

colectivo m Arg Ven

bus

ómnibus m Peru Urug

bus

micro f Chil

bus

guagua f Cuba IslCan

on the bus

en el autobús (or bus etc.)

to go by bus

ir en autobús (or bus etc.)

to look like or have a face like the back (end) of a bus inf

ser feo con ganas inf

bus service

servicio m de autobuses

bus ticket

boleto m de autobús LatAm

bus ticket

billete m de autobús Spain

1.2. bus TRANSP (long-distance):

bus

autobús m

bus

autocar m Spain

bus

pullman m CSur

bus

ómnibus m RioPl

bus

micro m Arg

2. bus COMPUT:

bus

bus m

address/data bus

bus de direcciones/datos

II.bus <busing bused or bussing bussed> [Am bəs, Brit bʌs] VB trans

1. bus schoolchildren:

bus (transport by bus)

llevar en autobús

bus (transport by bus)

transportar en autobús

bus (in US)

transportar a colegios fuera de su zona para favorecer la integración racial

to bus it inf

ir en autobús (or bus etc.)

2. bus (clear, clean) Am:

bus table

limpiar

See also miss², miss¹

miss² [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] N

1. miss (as title):

Miss

señorita f

can I introduce Miss (Jane) Smith

permítanme presentarles a la señorita (Jane) Smith

Miss World

Miss Mundo

the Misses Johnson dated

las señoritas (de) Johnson

Miss Elizabeth dated (in US: matron)

doña Elizabeth

Miss Elizabeth (in UK: younger sister)

la señorita Elizabeth

Miss Elizabeth (in UK: younger sister)

la niña Elizabeth LatAm

2. miss as form of address:

Miss

señorita

please, Miss, I know the answer

yo lo sé, señorita

excuse me, Miss

perdone, señorita

3. miss (young girl):

miss dated

jovencita f

a cheeky/pretty little miss

una descarada/guapa jovencita

I.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB trans

1. miss (fail to hit):

the bullet just missed him

la bala le pasó rozando

the bullet just missed his shoulder

la bala por poco le da en el hombro

the car only just missed him

el coche por poco lo atropella

2. miss (fail to experience):

miss

perderse

I wouldn't have missed it for anything

no me lo hubiera perdido por nada (en el mundo)

you didn't miss much

no te perdiste nada

you've missed all the excitement

te has perdido lo mejor

luckily, we missed the worst of the tornado

por suerte, nos salvamos de lo peor del tornado

3. miss (fail to attend):

miss

faltar a

I've never missed a day's work

nunca he faltado al trabajo

you missed your appointment with the doctor

no vino a la cita con el doctor

I forgot all about the meeting and missed it

se me pasó totalmente ir a la reunión

I missed the party

me perdí la fiesta

4. miss (fail to catch):

miss bus/train/plane/flight

perder

I missed her in the crowd

había tanta gente que no la vi

we missed each other

no nos vimos

we missed each other

nos desencontramos CSur

to miss the boat or bus

perder el tren

5. miss (overlook, fail to notice):

you missed three wrong spellings

se te pasaron (por alto) tres faltas

we missed the turning

nos pasamos (de donde deberíamos haber doblado)

I missed cleaning one window

se me pasó limpiar una ventana

you can't miss it

lo va a ver enseguida

you can't miss it

no tiene pérdida Spain

you've missed a bit

te quedó un pedacito sin pintar (or limpiar etc.)

he never misses my birthday

nunca se olvida de mi cumpleaños

6. miss (fail to hear, understand):

miss cue/remark

no oír

sorry, I missed that

perdona, no te oí

she doesn't miss a thing

no se le escapa una inf

I think you've missed the point

me parece que no has entendido

he missed the true significance of this

no captó or se le escapó el verdadero significado de esto

7. miss chance:

miss

perder

miss

dejar pasar

to miss one's vocation

errar la vocación

to miss one's footing

tropezar

he missed the rope and fell

no logró asirse de la cuerda y cayó

8. miss (avoid):

miss town/rush/crowds

evitar

if we take Garden State Parkway, we miss New York altogether

si vamos por Garden State Parkway nos evitamos pasar por Nueva York

he missed death by inches

por poco se mata

to miss -ing he just missed getting soaked

por poco se empapa

I managed to miss hearing the whole story again

logré escaparme or librarme de que me lo contara otra vez

9. miss (regret absence of):

miss friend/country/comfort

echar de menos

miss friend/country/comfort

extrañar esp LatAm

I miss you (terribly)

te echo (muchísimo) de menos

I miss you (terribly)

te extraño (muchísimo) esp LatAm

I miss you (terribly)

me haces mucha falta LatAm

to miss -ing I miss going for walks in the country

echo de menos mis paseos por el campo

to miss -ing I miss going for walks in the country

extraño mis paseos por el campo esp LatAm

I miss working with you

echo de menos trabajar contigo

I miss working with you

extraño trabajar contigo LatAm

10. miss (notice absence of):

miss

echar en falta

miss

echar de menos

when did you first miss the necklace?

¿cuándo te diste cuenta de que te faltaba el collar?

when did you first miss the necklace?

¿cuándo echaste en falta or de menos el collar?

come on, you won't miss five dollars

dale ¿que más te dan cinco dólares?

II.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB intr

1. miss:

miss marksman:

errar el tiro

miss marksman:

fallar

miss bullet:

no dar en el blanco

missed!

¡fallaste (or falló etc.)!

missed!

¡(le) erraste (or erró etc.)!

2. miss (fail):

miss inf

fallar

she sends a card every year, she never misses

manda una tarjeta todos los años sin falta or manda una tarjeta todos los años, nunca falla

3. miss inf car/engine:

miss

fallar

III.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] N (failure to hit)

miss

fallo m

she had two unlucky misses

erró el tiro dos veces por mala suerte

to give sth a miss inf I'd give that restaurant a miss if I were you

yo que tú no pisaría ese restaurante inf

I think I'll give swimming a miss this afternoon

creo que esta tarde voy a pasar de ir a nadar inf

a miss is as good as a mile

de casi no se muere nadie inf, hum

shuttle bus N AVIAT

shuttle bus

autobús m de enlace

Greyhound bus Info

Greyhound bus

Vehículo que pertenece a la mayor compañía de autobuses de los Estados Unidos (The Greyhound Lines Company). Circulan entre ciudades y grandes poblaciones a través de toda la geografía estadounidense y son muy usados por la gente joven y los turistas, quienes a menudo recorren grandes distancias en ellos.

bus stop N

bus stop

parada f de autobús

bus stop

paradero m de autobús LatAm excl RioPl

tandem bus <pl buses or Am also busses> N TRANSP

tandem bus

autobús m articulado

bendy bus <pl bendy buses> [ˈbɛndi ˌbəs] N Brit inf

bendy bus

autobús m articulado

bendy bus

bus m articulado

bendy bus

autobús m oruga Spain

bendy bus

bus m oruga Chil

articulated bus <pl buses or Am also busses> [ɑːˈtɪkjʊleɪtɪd ˌbʌs] N TRANSP

articulated bus

autobús m articulado

bus conductor N

bus conductor

cobrador m / cobradora f

bus conductor

guarda mf de autobuses RioPl

bus driver N

bus driver

conductor m de autobús / conductora f de autobús

bus driver

chofer mf de autobús

bus driver

chófer mf de autobús Spain

bus driver

camionero m / camionera f AmC Mex

bus driver

colectivero m / colectivera f Arg

bus driver

microbusero m / microbusera f Chil

bus depot N Brit

bus depot

garage m esp LatAm

bus depot

cochera f Spain

bus depot

depósito m Chil

bus in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bus in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bus [bʌs] -es -ss- -ss- N

bus (local):

bus

autobús m

bus

colectivo m Arg, Ven

bus

guagua f Cuba

bus

ómnibus m inv Peru, Urug

school bus

autobús escolar

to catch/miss the bus

coger/perder el autobús

to go by bus

ir en autobús

Phrases:

to miss the bus

perder el (último) tren

II.bus [bʌs] -es -ss- -ss- VB trans

bus

llevar en autobús

III.bus [bʌs] -es -ss- -ss- VB intr

bus

ir en autobús

bus stop N

bus stop

parada f de autobús

bus driver N

bus driver

conductor(a) m (f) de autobús

courtesy bus N

courtesy bus

autobús m de cortesía

bus station N

bus station

estación f de autobuses

bus service N

bus service

servicio m de autobuses

service bus N, service car N Aus

service bus

coche m de línea

hop-on-hop-off [bus] N

User Entry

hop-on-hop-off [bus] AUTO inf

autobús turístico m

Translations for bus in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bus Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to run for the bus

correr para no perder el autobús

to miss the bus/train

perder el bus/tren

to catch/miss the bus

coger/perder el autobús

just before the bus stop

justo antes de la parada del autobús

whether I go by bus or bike ...

vaya en autobús o en bicicleta...

taking the bus sure beats walking there inf

es mucho mejor coger el autobús que ir caminando

it's ten minutes by bus to the market

el mercado está a diez minutos en autobús

when does the bus go?

¿a qué hora sale el autobús?

the bus starts from the main square

el autobús sale de la plaza principal

sb trod on my foot on the bus

me han pisado en el bus

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Most of its groundbreaking features were eventually adopted by the other school bus builders, but not until 510 years later.

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Usually referred to as a teachers' union its membership also includes college faculty, public school custodians, bus drivers, and paraprofessionals, among others.

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A 64-bit data bus allowed the cache line to be transferred in a 4-cycle burst.

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Installation will require new radar, electronic warfare equipment, and updates to the cockpit and data bus.

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At approximately 3:20 pm, the driver of the northbound tractor-trailer crossed the center line and struck the school bus.

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The week includes choral training, music theory, and a tour bus and media event.

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A hybrid bus can also deliver fuel economy though through the hybrid drivetrain.

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The rail network would link large and small metropolitan areas, airports, bus stations and highways.

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The current production of a student transportation vehicle is a 16 to 30-seat bus, not including the driver.

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It features scenes of people in different places: a laundromat, a bus, a diner, and a pool.

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