μεταφορά — meaning in English
metafora
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English meaning
- freight noun Goods transported in bulk by ship, train, truck, or aircraft.
- metaphor noun A figure of speech that describes something by calling it another thing, implying a comparison without using "like" or "as".
- ride verb To travel while sitting on and controlling a horse, bike, or similar vehicle.
- transfer verb To move something from one place, person, or thing to another.
- transference noun The act of moving something from one place, person, or situation to another.
- transport verb To carry people or goods from one place to another.
- transportation noun The act or system of moving people or goods; especially the common American term for this.
Senses
μεταφορά is used for these senses in English:
- freight (uncountable) The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly, US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
- rhetorical device A phrase (set phrase or created phrase) that uses reduplication, onomatopoeia, or other phonetic markers that increase memorability and “musicality” (making rhetoric pleasing or entertaining).
- ride A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.
- transfer (uncountable) The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
- transference The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.
- transport An act of transporting; conveyance.
- transportation The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
freight — full definition
- noun Goods transported in bulk by ship, train, truck, or aircraft.
- verb To transport goods, or to load a vehicle or vessel with cargo.