ônibus lotação
English translation: Jitney (a small bus that carries passengers over a regular route on a flexible schedule)..
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Small well appointed low capacity privately owned buses operating on public routes as an alternative Explanation: If you are talking about the ones like we have here in POA Anne, the small red ones. there is no equivalent in English and "private buses" won't work because the many of the public bus companies here have been privatized. I thing the best thing to do is use the Brazilian term and supply a description like the one I've offered. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 25 mins (2016-08-14 17:03:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- .........to conventional buses. |
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private buses Explanation: They're called "private buses" but it all depends on the context you're working in Travelling in Colombo | Visit Colombo visitcolombo.com/content/17-buses Private buses rely on the number of passengers the conductors can squeeze in ... passengers can request the driver to halt the bus at a certain place en route. Crackdown on private buses - The New Indian Express www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article438816.ece... New Indian Express Jun 17, 2010 - HYDERABAD: Private buses will no longer be allowed to park or halt for passengers at Ameerpet, Punjagutta and in the vicinity of the Nizam ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2016-08-14 17:05:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another option would be "fee/fare-paying shuttle buses." Like I said, it all depends on your context. |
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city buses / urban buses Explanation: "Ônibus lotação" are the regular urban buses, in some places called only "lotação" |
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Jitney Explanation: ônibus lotação => Jitney Jitney may refer to: share taxis that competed with streetcars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitney -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 hrs (2016-08-15 12:33:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Popularity: Bottom 40% of words Definition of jitney plural jitneys 1 slang : nickel 2a(1) 2 [from the original 5 cent fare] : bus 1a; especially : a small bus that carries passengers over a regular route on a flexible schedule Jitneys weren't worth a dime - just a nickel. In the early 1900s, jitney was slang for "nickel," but it wasn't long before the term was applied to a new mode of public transportation that only cost a nickel. When they were introduced in American cities at the beginning of the century, vehicular jitneys could be any automobiles that carried passengers over a set route for a cheap fare, but eventually the term was applied specifically to small buses. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jitney |
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| Reference: Difficult one Reference information: Small well appointed low capacity privately owned buses operating on public routes as an alternative to conventional buses. |
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| Reference: shuttle vans Reference information: Mr. Gomes might consider formalizing his option of shuttle buses http://thebrazilbusiness.com/article/bus-traveling-in-brazil schroll down to see the section on shuttle vans |
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