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bus
(bŭs)n. pl. bus·es or bus·ses
1. A long motor vehicle for carrying passengers, usually along a fixed route.
2. Informal A large or ungainly automobile.
3. A four-wheeled cart for carrying dishes in a restaurant.
4. Electricity A bus bar.
5. Computers A parallel circuit that connects the major components of a computer, allowing the transfer of electric impulses from one connected component to any other.
v. bused, bus·ing, bus·es or bussed , bus·sing , bus·ses
v. tr.
1. To transport in a bus.
2. To transport (schoolchildren) by bus to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving racial integration.
3.
a. To carry or clear (dishes) in a restaurant.
b. To clear dishes from (a table).
v. intr.
Idiom: 1. To travel in a bus.
2. To work as a busboy.
throw (someone) under the bus
To sacrifice or betray (another) for one's own gain or in order to save oneself: "That is no reason ... for a principled President to throw a large section of the country's labor force under the bus" (Steve Coll).
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bus
(bʌs)n, pl buses or busses
1. (Automotive Engineering) a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers between stopping places along a regular route. More formal name: omnibus Sometimes called: motorbus
2. (Automotive Engineering) short for trolleybus
3. (modifier) of or relating to a bus or buses: a bus driver; a bus station.
4. informal a car or aircraft, esp one that is old and shaky
5. (Electronics) electronics computing short for busbar
6. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the part of a MIRV missile payload containing the re-entry vehicles and guidance and thrust devices
7. (Astronautics) astronautics a platform in a space vehicle used for various experiments and processes
8. miss the bus to miss an opportunity; be too late
9. throw someone under the bus chiefly US to expose someone to an unpleasant fate, esp in order to save oneself
vb, buses, busing, bused, busses, bussing or bussed
10. to travel or transport by bus
11. (Sociology) chiefly US and Canadian to transport (children) by bus from one area to a school in another in order to create racially integrated classes
[C19: short for omnibus]
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bus1
(bʌs)n., pl. bus•es, bus•ses, n.
1. a large, long-bodied motor vehicle equipped with seating for passengers, usu. operating as part of a scheduled service.
2. a similar horse-drawn vehicle.
3. a passenger automobile or airplane used in a manner resembling that of a bus.
4. a heavy bar of copper or other conducting material, used to collect, carry, and distribute powerful electric currents.
5. a circuit that connects the CPU with other devices in a computer.
v.t. 6. to convey or transport by bus.
7. to transport (pupils) to school by bus, esp. as a means of achieving racial integration.
v.i. 8. to travel on or by means of a bus.
[1825–35; short for omnibus]
bus2
(bʌs)v.i., v.t. bused bussed, bus•ing bus•sing.
to work as a busboy or busgirl.
[1885–90; back formation from busboy]
bus.
business.
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bus
– coachA bus is a large motor vehicle that carries passengers by road from one place to another.
I'm waiting for the bus back to town.
In Britain, a comfortable bus that carries passengers on long journeys is called a coach.
The coach leaves Cardiff at twenty to eight.
In America, a vehicle designed for long journeys is usually called a bus.
He took a bus from New York to Seattle.
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bus
Past participle: bused/bussed
Gerund: busing/bussing
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bus
Tracks along which data is moved about the computer.
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| Noun | 1. |  bus - a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"minibus - a light bus (4 to 10 passengers) public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight roof - protective covering on top of a motor vehicle school bus - a bus used to transport children to or from school trackless trolley, trolley coach, trolleybus - a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires window - a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened fleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership |
| 2. | bus - the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar network topology, topology - the configuration of a communication network | |
| 3. | bus - an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system" computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. LAN, local area network - a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices | |
| 4. |  bus - a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" dysphemism - an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter" | |
| Verb | 1. | bus - send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school" transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances |
| 2. | bus - ride in a bus ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" | |
| 3. | bus - remove used dishes from the table in restaurants |
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Translations
autobusdopravovat autobusem
buskøre i busrutebil
buso
bussilinja-auto
autobus
buszbuszon viszautóbusz
flytja í strætisvagni eîa rúturúta, strætisvagn
バス長距離バス
버스시외 버스
autobusasautobusų stotelėvežioti autobusu
autobussbraukt ar autobusu
autobuz
autobusdopraviť autobusom
avtobus
busslångfärdsbuss
รถโค้ชรถประจำทาง
otobüsotobüsle taşımak/göndermektur otobüsü
xe buýtxe buýt đường dài
bus
[bʌs] (buses, (US) buses or busses (pl))A. N
1. (= city bus) → autobús m, colectivo m (Ven, Arg), micro m (Chile, Bol), camión m (Mex); (= coach) → autocar m, flota f (Bol, Col)
to come/go by bus → venir/ir en autobús
to miss the bus → perder el tren
to come/go by bus → venir/ir en autobús
to miss the bus → perder el tren
3. (Comput) → bus m
D. CPD bus conductor N → cobrador(a) m/f
bus conductress N → cobradora f
bus depot N → cochera f de autobuses
bus driver N → conductor(a) m/f de autobús
bus lane N (Brit) → carril m de autobuses, carril-bus m
bus route N → recorrido m del autobús
the house is on a bus route → pasa un autobús por delante de la casa
bus service N → servicio m de autobuses
bus shelter N → marquesina f de autobús
bus station N → estación f de autobuses
bus stop N → parada f, paradero m (LAm)
bus ticket N → billete m de autobús
see also bus A1
bus conductress N → cobradora f
bus depot N → cochera f de autobuses
bus driver N → conductor(a) m/f de autobús
bus lane N (Brit) → carril m de autobuses, carril-bus m
bus route N → recorrido m del autobús
the house is on a bus route → pasa un autobús por delante de la casa
bus service N → servicio m de autobuses
bus shelter N → marquesina f de autobús
bus station N → estación f de autobuses
bus stop N → parada f, paradero m (LAm)
bus ticket N → billete m de autobús
see also bus A1
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bus
[ˈbʌs] [buses] (pl) n → bus m
by bus → en bus
to miss the bus (lit) → manquer le bus, rater le bus (fig) (= be too late) → manquer le coche
the school bus → le bus scolaire
by bus → en bus
to miss the bus (lit) → manquer le bus, rater le bus (fig) (= be too late) → manquer le coche
the school bus → le bus scolaire
modif
a bus driver → un conducteur de bus bus ticketbus boy n (US) → aide-serveur mbus company n → compagnie f d'autobusbus conductor n → contrôleur/euse m/f de busbus depot n → dépôt m de busbus fare n → argent m du ticket de bus
a bus driver → un conducteur de bus bus ticketbus boy n (US) → aide-serveur mbus company n → compagnie f d'autobusbus conductor n → contrôleur/euse m/f de busbus depot n → dépôt m de busbus fare n → argent m du ticket de bus
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bus
:bus conductor
n → (Omni)busschaffner m
bus conductress
n → (Omni)busschaffnerin f
bus depot
n → (Omni)busdepot nt
bus driver
n → (Omni)busfahrer(in) m(f)
bus garage
n → (Omni)bushalle f
bus
:bus lane
n → Busspur f
busload
bus pass
bus route
bus service
bus shelter
n → Wartehäuschen nt
bus
:bus station
n → Busbahnhof m
bus stop
n → Bushaltestelle f
bus
1bus
2n (Comput) → (Daten)bus m
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bus
[bʌs]2. adj (driver, service, ticket) → d'autobus
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bus
(bas) noun a large road vehicle for carrying passengers. He came by bus.
verb – present participle ˈbus(s)ing: past tense, past participle bus(s)ed – to carry by bus.
bus stop a place where buses stop to let passengers on or off.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
bus
→ باص, مَرْكَبَة autobus bus, rutebil Bus, Reisebus λεωφορείο, πούλμαν autobús, autocar, bus bussi, linja-auto bus, car autobus autobus, corriera バス, 長距離バス 버스, 시외 버스 bus, reisbus buss, rutebil autobus, autokar autocarro, autocarro de viagem, ônibus, ônibus de viagem автобус, междугородный автобус buss, långfärdsbuss รถโค้ช, รถประจำทาง otobüs, tur otobüsü xe buýt, xe buýt đường dài 公共汽车, 长途客车Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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