What does transit in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word transit in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use transit in French.

The word transit in French means stopover, transit, trade, digestion, digestive transit, pierce, make shiver, freeze with fear, paralyze with fear, shipping agent, transit camp, in transit, transportation company, digestive process, transit zone. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word transit

stopover

nom masculin (escale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un transit est prévu en Arabie Saoudite pour ce vol.
This flight will make a scheduled stopover in Saudi Arabia.

transit

nom masculin (régime douanier de traversée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les camions en transit traversent notre pays sans s'y arrêter et sans payer de taxe.
Lorries that are in transit drive across our country without stopping here and without paying any duties.

trade

nom masculin (transport, passage de marchandises)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ville de Lorient s'est développée grâce au transit avec les Antilles.
The city of Lorient grew thanks to trade with the West Indies.

digestion, digestive transit

nom masculin (passage des aliments à digérer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les fibres sont nécessaires au bon transit intestinal.
Fibre is essential for good digestion.

pierce

verbe transitif (soutenu (pénétrer et engourdir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'air glacial transit le marcheur.

make shiver

verbe transitif (soutenu (faire frissonner) (cold)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le froid vif transissait les personnes qui attendaient le bus.

freeze with fear, paralyze with fear

verbe transitif (littéraire (faire peur à) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Soudain, la peur transit tous les passants.
The owl's cry froze with fear the young children lost in the wood.

shipping agent

nom masculin (employé dans le transport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean a trouvé un poste d'agent de transit.

transit camp

nom masculin (zone de détention provisoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les clandestins sont placés en camp de transit avant leur expulsion.

in transit

locution adjectivale (qui ne fait que passer)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ces passagers de l'aéroport sont en transit.

transportation company

nom féminin (entreprise de transport) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

digestive process

nom masculin (digestion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

transit zone

nom féminin (lieu de passage temporaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les zones de transit sont des zones fermées lors de déplacement de population.

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