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How do you say "shipping container" in Mexican Spanish?
el contenedor de transporte
In Mexican Spanish, "shipping container" is el contenedor de transporte.
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Pronunciation
con-teh-neh-DOR deh TRANS-por-teh. Stress on 'dor' in contenedor, and 'trans' in transporte.
Grammar notes
Masculine phrase. Both words are masculine: el contenedor, el transporte. This is a compound term used in logistics.
Example sentence
El contenedor de transporte llegó al puerto.
The shipping container arrived at the port.
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How to remember el contenedor de transporte
A container for transport, so think of 'transport' plus 'container'. Both are Spanish words you can learn separately.
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Questions about el contenedor de transporte
How do you say "shipping container" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "shipping container" is el contenedor de transporte. It is a noun.
Is el contenedor de transporte masculine or feminine?
Masculine phrase. Both words are masculine: el contenedor, el transporte. This is a compound term used in logistics.
How is el contenedor de transporte used in a sentence?
Use el contenedor de transporte as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: El contenedor de transporte llegó al puerto. (The shipping container arrived at the port.).
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"Shipping container" in other languages
- Japanese 海コン (kaikon)
- Korean 선적 컨테이너 (seonjeok keonteineo)
- Chinese 集装箱 (jí zhuāng xiāng)
- Spanish el contenedor
- French le conteneur
- German der Container
- Italian il container
- Russian контейнер для перевозки (kontejner dlja perevozki)
- Greek το κοντέινερ μεταφορών (to konteiner metaforon)
- Arabic حاوية شحن (haawiya shahan)
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