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| Language | Expression | English Translation or Definition |
| Afrikaans | bus | bus, omnibus, autobus. |
| Croatian | bus | autobus. |
| Danish | bus | bus, omnibus, autobus. |
| Dutch | bus | hub, mailbox, bus, can, drum, letterbox, omnibus, tin, autobus, nave, tin can, bushing. |
| Flemish | bus | bus. |
| French | bus | bus, highway. |
| Frisian | bus | bus. |
| Furlan | bus | omnibus. |
| Gaelic | bus | Buis, mouth of an animal. |
| Galician | bus | bus. |
| German | Bus, bus | bus, omnibus. |
| Indonesian | bus | bus. |
| Interlingua | bus | omnibus. |
| Irish | bus | bus. |
| Italian | bus | bus. |
| Jamaican | bus | revealing a secret. |
| Manx | bus | bus, omnibus. |
| Mudnés | bus | bus, hole, omnibus. |
| Netherlands | bus | tin can, tin, hub, letterbox, mailbox, nave, omnibus. |
| New Guinea Pidgin English | bus | bush, forest. |
| Polish | bus | minibus, trolley. |
| Portuguese | Bus | bus. |
| Puter | bus | bus, coach. |
| Reggiano | bus | hole. |
| Rohingya | bus | understanding. |
| Romansch | bus | omnibus, bus. |
| Rumantsch Grischun | bus | coach, bus. |
| Scots Gaelic | bus | bus, omnibus. |
| Scottish | bus | omnibus, a mouth, cheek, grimace, huff, mouth, mouth of an animal, muzzle. |
| Serbian (Latin Script) | bus | sod. |
| Somali | bus | dust. |
| Spanish | bus | coach, buss. |
| Surmiran | bus | bus, coach. |
| Sursilvan | bus | bus, coach. |
| Sutsilvan | bus | bus, coach. |
| Swedish | bus | mischief. |
| Swiss German | Bus | omnibus, bus. |
| Tagalog | bus | motorbus. |
| Tibetan (Transliterated) | bus | second. |
| Vallader | bus | bus, coach. |
| Wallon | bus | omnibus, bus. |
| Welsh | bus | autobus, bus, omnibus. |
| Yiddish (Transliterated) | Bus | bus. |
Source: compiled by the editor from the definition of bus; see credits. | ||
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