transport en commun
French, noun/tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃/
transport en commun is a French masculine noun meaning “public transport” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Système adapté au transport simultané de plusieurs personnes”.
What does transport en commun mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepublic transport
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Système adapté au transport simultané de plusieurs personnes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of transport en commun
- transports en commun plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transport en commun?
- /tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃/
- \tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.ʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\
- [tʁ̥ɑ̃s.pɔʁ‿ɑ̃ ko.mœ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.