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transits

/ˈtrænzɪts/ /ˈtrænsɪts/

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noun

Tránsito, paso

The act of passing over, across, or through something.

Examples :

"The transits of the planets Venus and Mercury across the face of the Sun are rare astronomical events. "

Los tránsitos de los planetas Venus y Mercurio por la cara del Sol son eventos astronómicos raros.

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noun

Tránsito, transporte

The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.

Examples :

"the transit of goods through a country"

El tránsito de mercancías a través de un país.

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noun

Tránsito

The passage of a celestial body across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.

Examples :

"The transit of the moon across the sun was visible from our classroom window this morning. "

El tránsito de la luna por el sol fue visible desde la ventana de nuestra clase esta mañana.

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noun

Tránsito, teodolito

A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.

Examples :

"The construction crew used transits to precisely measure the angles needed for the new building's foundation. "

El equipo de construcción utilizó tránsitos para medir con precisión los ángulos necesarios para la cimentación del nuevo edificio.

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noun

Tránsito, alineación

An imaginary line between two objects whose positions are known. When the navigator sees one object directly in front of the other, the navigator knows that his position is on the transit.

Examples :

"The sailor used the two distant trees as transits; when they lined up perfectly, he knew his boat was safely within the harbor channel. "

El marinero usó los dos árboles distantes como tránsito; cuando se alinearon perfectamente, supo que su barco estaba a salvo dentro del canal del puerto.

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noun

Una furgoneta Ford Transit, ver Transit

A Ford Transit van, see Transit.

Examples :

"Beufort road, Birkenhead, about 17.15 June 19 2013, white transit overtakes and swerves left into junction almost taking my front wheel."

Beufort Road, Birkenhead, sobre las 17:15 del 19 de junio de 2013, una furgoneta Ford Transit blanca adelanta y se desvía a la izquierda hacia un cruce, casi llevándose mi rueda delantera.

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noun

Transporte público

Public transport system.

Examples :

"I always take the transit to work."

Siempre tomo el transporte público para ir al trabajo.

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verb

Transitar, cruzar

To pass over, across or through something.

Examples :

"The bus transits the city every hour, making stops along its route. "

El autobús transita por la ciudad cada hora, haciendo paradas a lo largo de su ruta.

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verb

Revolver un instrumento sobre su eje horizontal para invertir su dirección

To revolve an instrument about its horizontal axis so as to reverse its direction.

Examples :

"The surveyor transits the theodolite to take a back reading on the benchmark. "

El topógrafo revuelve el teodolito para tomar una lectura posterior en el punto de referencia.

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verb

Transitar

To make a transit.

Examples :

"The bus transits the city every 30 minutes. "

El autobús transita por la ciudad cada 30 minutos.

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verb

Transitar el tráfico de comunicaciones

Examples :

"The internet service provider transits the email traffic from my home network to the university's network. "

El proveedor de servicios de Internet transita el tráfico de correo electrónico desde mi red doméstica a la red de la universidad.

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