| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| bus n | (passenger vehicle) (urbain) | bus nm |
| | (un peu vieilli) | autobus nm |
| | (interurbain) | car nm |
| | There is a bus leaving for London at three o'clock. |
| | Il y a un bus pour Londres à trois heures. |
| bus n | (computer: connector) (Informatique : connecteur) | bus nm |
| | This computer has a completely redesigned bus for faster data transfer. |
| | Cet ordinateur est doté d'un bus entièrement nouveau pour un transfert plus rapide des données. |
| bus [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (convey by bus) (urbain) | transporter par bus, emmener en bus vtr |
| | (interurbain) | transporter par car⇒, emmener en car⇒ vtr |
| | The kids were bussed to the park for the trip. |
| | Pour leur sortie, les enfants ont été transportés par bus jusqu'au parc. |
| bus⇒ vi | (travel by bus) (urbain) | prendre le bus loc v |
| | (interurbain) | prendre le car loc v |
| | We bussed into town for the concert. |
| | Nous avons pris le bus pour aller voir le concert en ville. |
| bus [sb]⇒ vtr | US (school: racial integration) (pour améliorer l'intégration raciale) | transporter [qqn] en bus/car scolaire loc v |
| | Children were bused to schools outside their own neighborhoods in an effort to desegregate. |
| bus [sth]⇒ vtr | US (restaurant: clean tables) (restaurant : des tables) | débarrasser⇒, nettoyer⇒ vtr |
| | Mark's first job was busing tables at a diner; now he is a chef. |
| Formes composées |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| bus conductor n | (fare collector on a bus) | contrôleur de bus, contrôleuse de bus nm, nf |
| bus driver n | ([sb] employed to drive a bus) | chauffeur de bus nm |
| | | conducteur de bus, conductrice de bus nm, nf |
| | The bus driver stopped to pick up a passenger. |
| | Le chauffeur de bus s'est arrêté pour prendre un passager. |
| bus fare n | (amount charged for a bus journey) | tarif du (transport en) bus nm |
| | | prix du trajet en bus nm |
| | | prix du ticket (de bus) nm |
| | The bus fare increased from 90p to £1.30 on January 1st. |
| bus lane n | (road: lane for buses) | voie de bus nf |
| | | couloir de bus nm |
| bus line n | (company that runs buses) | société de bus, société d'autobus nf |
| | | compagnie de bus, compagnie, d'autobus nf |
| | The bus line operates 15 buses and employs 18 drivers. |
| | La société de bus a 15 bus et emploie 18 conducteurs. |
bus line (US),
bus route (UK) n | (itinerary of a city bus) | ligne de bus nf |
| | This bus line goes past the hospital and the railway station. The bus route was changed due to road construction. |
| | Cette ligne de bus passe devant l'hôpital et la gare. La ligne de bus a été changée du fait de la construction d'une route. |
| bus shelter n | (covered bus stop) | abribus nm |
| | Even though there was a bus shelter I still got soaked to the skin. |
bus station (US),
coach station (UK) n | (coach terminal) | gare routière nf |
| | I arrrived at the bus station at 6 o'clock. |
| | Je suis arrivé à la gare routière à 6 h. |
| bus stop n | (where bus takes on passengers) | arrêt de bus nm |
| | Three passengers were waiting at the bus stop. |
| bus ticket n | (ticket: bus ride) | ticket de bus, billet de bus nm |
| | He lost his bus ticket and ran out of money, so he had to walk home. |
| | Il avait perdu son ticket de bus et n'avait plus d'argent alors il a dû rentrer à pied. |
| bus timetable n | (schedule: bus times) | horaires de bus nmpl |
| | According to the bus timetable, her bus should have arrived at 3:00. |
| | D'après les horaires de bus, son bus aurait dû arriver à 3 h. |
| bus topology n | (computing) (Informatique) | topologie en bus nf |
| | | réseau en bus nm |
busbar,
bus-bar,
bus bar n | (electrical conductor) (conducteur électrique) | jeu de barres nm |
busboy,
bus boy n | US (restaurant employee who clears tables) (Can surtout) | aide-serveur nm |
| Note: Employé chargé de nettoyer les tables au restaurant. |
| | A busboy is employed to do menial tasks in a restaurant. I mistakenly gave the tip to the bus boy instead of the waitress. |
| | Un aide-serveur est employé pour exécuter les tâches ingrates dans un restaurant. // J'ai donné par erreur un pourboire à l'aide-serveur au lieu de la serveuse. |
busgirl,
bus girl n | US (assistant waitress) | aide-serveuse nf |
| by bus adv | (travel or transport: on a bus) | en bus loc adv |
| | Amy usually travels to work by bus. |
| | Amy va généralement au travail en bus. |
| chartered bus n | (bus hired for private use) | autocar affrété nm |
| | We are going on our company picnic on a chartered bus. |
| | | bus privé nm |
| double-decker n | colloquial (double-decker bus) | bus à impériale, autobus à impériale nm |
| | | bus à étage, autobus à étage nm |
| | Bright red double-decker buses are a familiar sight in London. |
| double-decker bus n | (bus with two levels) | bus à impériale, autobus à impériale nm |
| | | bus à étage, autobus à étage nm |
| miss the bus v expr | informal, figurative (lose opportunity) (familier) | rater le coche loc v |
| | You seriously missed the bus when you didn't ask Jane to the dance. |
| | Tu as vraiment raté le coche en n'invitant pas Jane à danser. |
| miss the bus v expr | (fail to catch bus) | rater le bus loc v |
| | I was late to work because I missed the bus. |
| | Je suis arrivé en retard au travail parce que j'ai raté le bus. |
| motor bus n | (road transport: bus, coach) (urbain) | bus nm |
| | (un peu vieilli) | autobus nm |
| | (interurbain) | car nm |
| school bus n | (vehicle transporting schoolchildren) | car de ramassage scolaire nm |
| | | bus scolaire nm |
| | School buses are usually painted yellow in the U.S. |
| | Normalement, les cars de ramassage scolaire sont peints en jaune aux États-Unis. |
| tour bus n | (vehicle used for guided tourist visits) | bus touristique nm |
| tour bus n | (coach used by a touring group) | autocar touristique nm |
trolley bus,
trackless trolley,
trolley coach n | (vehicle) | trolleybus nm |
| | | trolley nm |
trolleybus,
trolley-bus,
trolley bus,
trolley n | (bus powered by overhead cable) | trolleybus nm |
| | | trolley nm |
| | Bill took the trolleybus into town. |
| Universal Serial Bus n | (USB: standard computer port) (technique) | port série universel nm |
| | (courant) | USB nm inv |
| | The Universal Serial Bus is technology that makes it possible to connect an electronic device to a computer. |
| USB n | initialism (Universal Serial Bus) | USB abr, nm inv |
| | Does this device support USB? |
water-bus,
also UK: waterbus,
water bus n | (small passenger boat on canal or river) | navette fluviale nf |
| | (Paris, ®) | Batobus nm |