| aircraft | aeronave = any machine capable of flying, such as a glider, helicopter, or aeroplane |
| airline | companhia de aviação = air carrier |
| airplane; plane | avião; jet plane = avião a jato |
| anchor | âncora; to cast anchor = lançar âncora; to weigh anchor = levantar âncoras, zarpar |
| bend | curva = curve; a bend in the road; "we took the bend very fast"; "the road to the village has lots of curves" |
| bicycle | bicicleta = bike |
| boat | barco |
| brake | freio |
| branch | ramal (ferrovia) |
| bus | ônibus; bus stop = parada de ônibus; trollleybus = ônibus elétrico |
| cab | táxi = taxi; cab stand = ponto de táxi |
| car | carro, automóvel = automobile; car make = marca de carro; armored car = carro blindado |
| cargo (pl.: cargoes) | carga = load carried by a ship, plane, etc; cargo boat = barco de carga; cargo ship = navio cargueiro |
| carriage | 1) carruagem = a horse-drawn vehicle designed for private use and comfort; coach / 2) vagão de passageiros (trem) = a railway passenger coach (UK) |
| cart | carroça = a heavy usually horse-drawn 2-wheeled vehicle used for farming or transporting freight; wagon |
| clutch | embreagem |
| coach | 1) carruagem = a large usually closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; stage coach = diligência / 2) ônibus de viagem / 3) vagão de passageiros (trem) = a railroad passenger car; carriage |
| crew | tripulação; cabin crew = tripulação de bordo |
| curve | curva = bend |
| dashboard | painel de instrumentos |
| deck | convés (navio) |
| drive (to); drove; driven / drive / driver | 1) dirigir, guiar, pilotar; "would you like to drive my new car?" / 2) levar de carro; "could you drive me to the station?" / 3) impulsionar // 1) passeio de carro; "the drive was really tiring" / 2) tração, "4-wheel drive jeep" // motorista; driver's license = carteira de motorista; driving test = exame de motorista |
| elevator | elevador (US) = lift (UK) |
| engine | 1) motor (carro, avião); engine failure = falha no motor / 2) locomotiva = locomotive |
| fare | preço da passagem = sum paid for a journey |
| ferry; ferryboat / ferry (to) | balsa, catamarã, barco de travessia = a boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods / atravessar de barco; levar de barco |
| flag | bandeira |
| flight / fly (to); flew; flown | vôo; flight departure = take-off; on time flight departure = pontualidade da decolagem; in flight = a bordo; flight attendant = stewardess; flight control system; flight information board; non-stop flight = vôo sem escalas; space flight = vôo espacial; smooth flight = vôo tranquilo // voar; flying range = autonomia vôo |
| garage | garagem |
| gauge | 1) bitola (trem) = the distance between the rails of a railroad, rail gauge / 2) calado (navio) |
| gear / gear (to) | câmbio (carro), marcha (carro); gear box = caixa de marcha; gear shift = câmbio; to shift gears = mudar marchas (carro); low, middle, high, reverse gear = 1a, 2a, 3a, ré; gear landing = trem aterrisagem (avião) / engrenar |
| headlight | farol (carro) |
| helicopter | helicóptero = chopper |
| hitchhike / hitchhike (to) | carona = to travel by securing free rides from passing vehicles / pedir carona = to solicit and obtain (a free ride) especially in a passing vehicle |
| honk / honk (to) | buzina = horn / buzinar = to blow the horn; to sound the horn |
| horn | buzina = honk; to blow the horn; to sound the horn = buzinar = to honk |
| hull | casco (navio) |
| jet | avião a jato = jet plane |
| landing / land (to) | aterrisagem; forced landing = aterrisagem forçada / aterrisar |
| lane | pista = a narrow road or way between buildings, hedges, fences, etc |
| lift | elevador (UK, Aust) = elevator (US) |
| line | linha de transporte = transportation system; bus line = linha de ônibus; trunk line = linha principal |
| load / load (to) | carga, carregamento = cargo; ship load = carga de navio / carregar; "wagons loaded with coal"; "they loaded the truck with ... " |
| locomotive | locomotiva = a self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails and is used for moving railroad cars; railway engine; railroad engine |
| motor | motor = engine |
| motorcycle | motocicleta |
| oar | remo = paddle |
| one-way | mão única (tráfego) (obs.: two-way = mão dupla) |
| overtake (to) | ultrapassar = to move past (another vehicle or person) travelling in the same direction |
| paddle | 1) remo = oar / 2) pá de roda propulsora = a paddle wheel used to propel a boat; paddle steamer = vapor com roda propulsora |
| park (to) / parking | estacionar / estacionamento = parking lot ; free parking = estacionamento grátis; valet parking = estacionamento com manobrista |
| part | peça |
| plate | placa (automóvel); plate number = número da placa |
| platform | plataforma (estação ferroviária) |
| rail | trilho; rail gauge = bitola; to run off the rails = descarrilhar; "the train went off the rails" |
| railroad | estrada de ferro (US) = railway |
| railway | estrada de ferro = railroad (US); railway engine = locomotiva = locomotive; railway sation = estação de trem = depot (US) |
| repair-shop | oficina mecânica = garage |
| ride (to); rode; ridden / ride | 1) cavalgar; montar a cavalo / 2) andar (ônibus; trem; bicicleta); "he rides the bus" / passeio; viagem; "he takes his family for a ride"; to take a ride = dar um passeio |
| rocket | foguete, míssil = missile; to launch a rocket = lançar um foguete |
| safety belt | cinto de segurança |
| sail / sail (to) / sailing | vela (barco) / navegar = to navigate / navegação a vela = shipping; sailing boat = barco a vela = sailboat; sailing ship = navio a vela; sailing match = regata |
| sailing | navegação = navigation; shipping |
| scooter | motoneta, lambreta |
| shift (to) | mudar (marcha de carro) = to shift gear |
| ship / shipping | navio; cargo ship = cargueiro; ship load = carga de navio; ship building = ship construction = construção naval; ship owner = ship operator = armador / navegação; shipping line = companhia de navegação |
| shipwreck | naufrágio, restos de navio naufragado |
| slow (to) | diminuir (velocidade); to slow down = diminuir a marcha |
| speed (to) / speed | acelerar = to speed up (obs.: to slow = desacelerar; to slow down = diminuir a marcha) / velocidade; top speed = velocidade máxima; at full speed = a toda velocidade |
| station wagon | perua, caminhonete, station wagon |
| steering-wheel | volante, direção (carro) |
| street-car | bonde (US) = tram (UK) |
| subway | metrô (US) = underground (UK) |
| take-off / take-off (to) | decolagem = flight departure / decolar |
| taxi | táxi = cab; (obs.: day rate; night rate = bandeira 1, 2 - táxi) |
| tire (US); tyre (UK) | pneu; spare tire = pneu sobressalente; flat tire = pneu furado |
| toll | pedágio (taxa); toll booth = cabine pedágio; toll bridge = ponte com pedágio; toll gate = pedágio (local do pedágio) |
| tow (to) / tow | rebocar = to tug, to pull or drag by a rope / reboque; towboat = rebocador = tugboat |
| track | trilhos de estrada de ferro, metrô, etc = a pair of metal bars that a train, trolley, or subway car rides along off the track; track gauge = bitola de ferrovia; off the rail = descarrilhado |
| tractor | trator |
| traffic | trânsito; traffic jam = engarrafamento = bottleneck; traffic light = sinal de trânsito |
| train | trem |
| tram | bonde (UK) = street-car (US) |
| transport / transportation | transporte = the business or system of transporting goods or people / transporte = a system for moving passengers or goods from one place to another; means of transportation = meio de transporte |
| trolley | 1) trólei, vagonete (mina) / 2) carrinho de supermercado; carrinho de bagagem (aeroporto) (Australia); trolley-car = bonde = street-car |
| trolleybus | trólebus, ônibus elétrico = a bus that is powered electrically by two overhead wires |
| truck | caminhão (US) = lorry (UK) |
| trunk | porta-malas |
| tug (to) | puxar ; rebocar = to tow; tugboat = towboat = rebocador; tug truck = caminhão-reboque |
| two-way | mão dupla (tráfego) (obs.: one-way = mão única) |
| underground | metrô (UK) = subway (US) |
| van | furgão (van) |
| vehicle | veículo |
| wagon | 1) carroça = a vehicle with four wheels that is used for carrying heavy loads or passengers and that is usually pulled by animals (such as horses); a cart; "pioneers crossed the American Midwest in wagons" / 2) vagão de carga (trem) (UK) = a railway freight car; "the engine pulled 20 wagons" / 3) perua (carro) = station wagon |
| wheel | roda; steering wheel = volante, direção (carro) |
| windshield | para-brisa; windshield wiper = limpador de parabrisa |
