English
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/ËfÉɹi/
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Etymology
Old English ferian, from Germanic *farjan. The noun developed from the verb.
Noun
en-noun|ferries
- A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule
Translations
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Albanian: trap m
Bulgarian: ÑеÑÐ¸Ð±Ð¾Ñ (feribot) m
Catalan: rai m
Croatian: skela f
Danish: færge
Dutch: veer n; veerpont
Esperanto: pramo
Finnish: lautta; autolautta
French: ferry m
Frisian: fear#Frisian|fear
German: Fähre f
Hebrew: ××¢××רת (maâboret) f
Hungarian: komp
Icelandic: ferja f
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Indonesian: kapal feri#Indonesian|feri
Italian: traghetto m
Japanese: ãã§ãªã¼ (ferii)
Korean: ã´ë¦¬ (hweri), ë룻배 (narutbae)
Malay: feri#Malay|feri
Norwegian: ferje
Polish: prom#Polish|prom
Portuguese: balsa#Portuguese|balsa f
Romanian: bac m
Russian: паÑом (paróm) m
Serbian: ÑÑаÑÐµÐºÑ (trajekt)
Slovene: trajekt
Spanish: t|es|ferri|m
Swedish: färja
Vietnamese: phÃ
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Verb
en-verb|ferr|i|ed
- To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
#: Being a good waiter takes more than the ability to ferry plates of food around a restaurant.
See also
boat
ship
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