shuttle
BrE /ˈʃʌtl/ AmE /ˈʃʌtl/
noun / verb en → es
a vehicle that travels back and forth between two places, especially to transport people or goods
transporte de ida y vuelta, vehículo de transporte
- shuttle service
Collocations shuttle bus · shuttle flight
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The hotel offers a free shuttle to the airport.
El hotel ofrece un servicio de transporte gratuito al aeropuerto.
to move something back and forth between two places, especially regularly or repeatedly
transportar de ida y vuelta, llevar de un lado a otro
- shuttle sth to/from somewhere
Collocations shuttle goods between warehouses · shuttle workers to the factory
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The company shuttles its employees from their homes to the office.
La empresa transporta a sus empleados desde sus casas hasta la oficina.
a spacecraft that is used for traveling between Earth and space stations or other places in space
nave espacial de transporte, transbordador
Collocations space shuttle
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The space shuttle was launched successfully.
El transbordador espacial fue lanzado con éxito.
a piece of equipment used in weaving to carry the thread across the loom
mandril, mandrillo (tejido)
Collocations shuttle for a loom
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The weaver used the shuttle to weave the fabric.
El tejedor usó el mandril para tejer la tela.
a small ball that is hit back and forth over a net in games like volleyball or badminton
pelota (de voleibol o tenis de mesa)
Collocations volleyball shuttle
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The players hit the shuttle over the net.
Los jugadores golpearon la pelota sobre la red.
a small, light vehicle used to transport goods or people in a city or town
vehículo de transporte urbano, furgón (de reparto)
Collocations city shuttle
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The company uses a fleet of shuttles to deliver packages.
La empresa utiliza una flota de vehículos para entregar paquetes.
a small program that moves data between different parts of a computer system or network
programa de transferencia, agente (de red)
Collocations data shuttle
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The data shuttle transferred files between servers.
El programa de transferencia transfirió archivos entre servidores.
a small, portable painting or sculpture that can be easily moved from one place to another
obra de arte portátil, cuadro (pequeño)
Collocations shuttle painting
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The artist's shuttle paintings are displayed in galleries.
Las obras de arte portátiles del artista se muestran en galerías.