Transbordo: changing transport in Spanish

A transbordo is a transfer from one vehicle or route to another during a journey.

The idea

The noun is masculine: el transbordo, un transbordo; plural los transbordos.

Tenemos un transbordo en Madrid antes de llegar a Lisboa.We have a connection in Madrid before reaching Lisbon.
El transbordo entre las dos líneas tarda diez minutos.The transfer between the two lines takes ten minutes.
Lucía consulta el andén para hacer el transbordo.Lucía checks the platform for the transfer.
Por la avería, nuestro transbordo será en otra estación.Because of the breakdown, our transfer will be at another station.
Con dos transbordos, el trayecto resulta más largo.With two transfers, the journey takes longer.
¿Hay tiempo suficiente para el transbordo si el tren llega con retraso?Is there enough time for the connection if the train arrives late?

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A retraso is a delay, not a transbordo: a late train can make a connection harder.

Choose the article: ___ transbordo es en Sevilla. (El / La)
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El
El agrees with the masculine singular noun.
Choose the plural: El viaje incluye dos ___. (transbordos / transbordo)
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transbordos
Transbordos fits after the number two.
Choose the word for a transfer: Para cambiar de tren, hacemos un ___. (transbordo / retraso)
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transbordo
Transbordo names the change of trains; a delay would be something different.

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