Engels Woord van de dag

car

auto

Definities

Engels > Nederlands

car

1. auto, wagen

2. wagon

Engels > Engels

car

1. n. A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation; a motorcar or automobile.

She drove her car to the mall.

2. n. (dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal; a chariot.

3. n. (Birmingham) A four-wheeled cab, as opposed to a (two-wheeled) Hansom cab.

4. n. (rail transport, chiefly North America) An unpowered unit in a railroad train.

The conductor coupled the cars to the locomotive.

5. n. (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.

The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit.

6. n. (rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.

From the frontmost car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.

7. n. A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.

We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.

8. n. The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.

Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.

9. n. The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.

The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.

10. n. The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.

11. n. (sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.

12. n. (US, slang) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.

Buy now! You can get more car for your money.

13. n. (US) A floating perforated box for living fish.

14. n. (obsolete) A turn.

15. n. (computing) The first part of a cons in LISP. The first element of a list

Nederlands > Engels

auto

1. n-m. car, automobile

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

It looks like this car is his.
    Het lijkt erop dat deze auto van hem is.
His car isn't here, so he must have gone.
    Zijn auto is niet hier, dus moet hij wel vertrokken zijn.
I was nearly run over by a car.
    Ik werd bijna overreden door een auto.
I had my car filled up at the service station at the corner.
    Ik heb mijn auto bijgetankt bij het benzinestation op de hoek.
Whose car is this?
    Van wie is die auto?

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