Ferry in Portuguese
In Portuguese
a balsa
Plural: balsas
Synonyms: ferry
Definition
Definition in EnglishA boat or ship that carries people, and often cars, across a stretch of water on a regular route.
Definition in PortugueseEmbarcação que leva gente, e muitas vezes carros, de uma margem a outra num trajeto fixo.
Example sentences
Se a gente pegar a balsa das oito, chega em Ilhabela antes do almoço.
If we catch the eight o'clock ferry, we'll be on the island before lunch.
A gente perdeu a última balsa e acabou dormindo no carro, no porto.
We missed the last ferry and ended up sleeping in the car at the port.
A balsa leva dez minutos pra atravessar, o problema é a fila pra entrar.
The ferry only takes ten minutes to cross, but the queue to get on is another story.