van

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvæn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/væn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'van': (van; prep. van, Du.vän); 'Van': (van; for 1, 2 also Turk. vän)


Inflections of 'van' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
vans
v 3rd person singular
vanning
v pres p
vanned
v past
vanned
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
van n (work vehicle)furgoneta nf
  camioneta nf
 The grocer drove her van to market to pick up fruit and vegetables.
 El verdulero fue con su furgoneta al mercado a recoger fruta y verdura.
van n US (minivan)monovolumen nm
 The Smiths have five kids, so they have a van.
 Los Smith tienen cinco hijos, por eso tienen un monovolumen.
van n UK (camper van: RV) (AmL)casa rodante, casa móvil nf + adj mf
  (ES)autocaravana nf
  (CL, EC, MX, PE)cámper nm
 The couple have travelled all around mainland Britain in their van.
 La pareja ha viajado por toda Gran Bretaña en su casa rodante.
van n UK (railway vehicle)vagón nm
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
van n abbreviation (military: vanguard)vanguardia nf
the van n abbreviation, figurative (vanguard: forefront)la vanguardia loc nom f
 This country deserves its place in the van of developed nations.
 Este país merece un lugar en la vanguardia de las naciones desarrolladas.
van [sth/sb] vtr (move by van)transportar en furgoneta loc verb
  llevar en furgoneta loc verb
 The delivery company vanned the goods to the customer.
 La empresa repartidora transportó en furgoneta la mercancía para los clientes.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
baggage car (US),
baggage van (UK)
n
(coach of train for luggage, etc.)vagón de equipaje nm + loc adj
  furgón de equipaje nm + loc adj
camper van,
campervan
n
UK (recreational vehicle: caravan on wheels) (AmL)casa rodante, casa móvil nf + adj mf
  (ES)autocaravana nf
  (CL, EC, MX, PE)cámper nm
 Helen drove around Wales, sightseeing during the day and sleeping in her RV at night.
delivery van n (small truck: delivers goods)camioneta de reparto nf
 Bill was very pleased when the delivery van arrived with his new office furniture.
  furgoneta de reparto nf
ice-cream truck (US),
ice-cream van (UK)
n
(vehicle: ice cream)camión de helados nm + loc adj
  (AmL)carro de helados nm + loc adj
  (PR)camión de mantecados nm + loc adj
 I think I can hear the ice-cream van coming!
 ¡Creo que oigo el camión de helados cerca!
moving van n (vehicle used for removals)furgón de carga loc nom m
  furgoneta nf
  (AR)flete nm
 We rented a moving van to clean out my boyfriend's store.
 Alquilamos un furgón de carga para vaciar el local.
moving van n (vehicle used to move furniture)furgón nm
 When we changed apartments we hired a moving van, but loaded it ourselves.
 Cuando nos mudamos alquilamos un furgón, pero lo cargamos nosotros mismos.
  camión de mudanza loc nom m
  (AR)flete nm
 Cuando nos mudamos alquilamos un camión de mudanza, pero lo cargamos nosotros mismo.
police van n (small truck for transporting criminals)furgón de la policía grupo nom
 The police van was called to take all the gang members into custody.
 Llamaron al furgón de la policía para que se llevara a toda la banda detenida.
  (CL, coloquial)cuca nf
 Llamaron a la cuca para que se llevara a toda la banda detenida.
  (ES, coloquial)pasma nf
 Llamaron a la pasma para que se llevara a toda la banda detenida.
  (CR, coloquial)perrera nf
 Llamaron a la perrera para que se llevara a toda la banda detenida.
  (AR)celular nm
 Llamaron al celular para que se llevara a toda la banda detenida.
police wagon (US),
police van (UK),
patrol wagon (AU)
n
(prisoner transport vehicle) (lleva prisioneros)carro policial nm + adj mf
  camioneta policial nf + adj mf
  furgón celular loc nom m
prison van n (vehicle to transfer prisoners)coche celular loc nom m
  furgón celular loc nom m
recreational vehicle n (camper van: vehicle with living quarters) (AmL)casa rodante, casa móvil nf + adj mf
  (ES)autocaravana nf
  (CL, EC, MX, PE)cámper nm
RV n US, initialism (recreational vehicle: camper van) (AmL)casa rodante, casa móvil nf + adj mf
  (ES)autocaravana nf
  (CL, EC, MX, PE)cámper nm
 We traveled across the country in an RV.
 Viajamos por el país en una casa rodante.
van line (transportation company)compañía de transporte nf + loc adj
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Collocations: take out the van seats, van the [goods, delivery, order], vanning around the [country, countryside, continent], more...

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