transportar
to transport
Moving people or things from one place, time, or state to another
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Transportar means to transport and is a direct cognate of the English word.
transportar
to transport, to carry
Moving something from one place to another.
- El camión transporta mercancía desde el puerto = The truck transports goods from the port
- Necesitamos llevar estas cajas, ¿puedes ayudarme a transportarlas? = We need to move these boxes, can you help me carry them?
transportarse
to be transported (figuratively),
to lose oneself, to become absorbed
To transport oneself in a figurative sense.
- Al abrir el libro, me transporté a un mundo de fantasía = When I opened the book, I was transported to a fantasy world
- Se transportó con la música y olvidó todo = He became lost in the music and forgot everything