tram

• Substantivo que designa um veículo sobre trilhos movido a eletricidade, geralmente usado para transporte público urbano. Também pode se referir a um bonde ou a um veículo leve sobre trilhos.

A noun referring to a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity, commonly used for public transport in cities.

1. Cable carB1formal

   A system of transportation where passenger or freight carriers are suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers.

   teleférico

   • The aerial tram took tourists up the mountain.
   • They used a tram to transport supplies across the valley.
   • The cable tram swayed gently in the wind.

   Sinônimosaerial tramwaycable cargondolaropeway

2. Mine cartB2formal

   A four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks inside a mine, used for moving ore or materials.

   Vagonete

   • Miners loaded the tram with coal.
   • The old tram was still sitting on the mine tracks.
   • They pushed the tram along the narrow tunnel.

   Sinônimostramcartubwagon

3. StreetcarA2formal

   A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity, used for public transport in cities.

   Bonde

   • The tram rattled down the main street.
   • She takes the tram to work every morning.
   • The city is expanding its tram network.

   Sinônimosstreetcartramcartrolleytrolley car

• Verbo em desuso que significa andar ou pisar de forma pesada, com passos firmes e ruidosos; também pode indicar o som produzido por esse andar.

An obsolete verb meaning to step or tread heavily, or to walk with heavy steps.

1. Travel by tramB1formal

   To travel or commute using a tram (a rail vehicle that runs on city streets).

   Andar de bonde

   • We trammed across the city to avoid traffic.
   • She trammed to work every day before buying a car.
   • They trammed through the historic district, enjoying the sights.