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Car Related
Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Air bag | Bolsa de Aire |
| Blinkers/indicator lights | Intermitentes (parking light) |
| Booster seat | Asiento elevado |
| Bujía | Spark plug |
| Bumper | Parachoques |
| Clutch | Embrague |
| Door handle | Manilla de la Puerta |
| Exhaust pipe | tubo de escape |
| Fender | Guardafangos (frontal) |
| first gear | Primera marcha |
| second gear | Segunda marcha |
| third gear | Tercera marcha |
| fourth gear | Cuarta marcha |
| fifth gear | Quinta marcha |
| Caja de cambios | gear box |
| Fog lamp / light | faro antiniebla |
| Gear shift/ gear lever | Palanca de cambios |
| Glove box / glove compartment | Guantera |
| Grill | Parilla |
| Handbrake | el freno de mano |
| Hood | Tapa / capó (tapa del cofre) |
| Horn | Claxon/bocina |
| Hub Cap | Tapa cubos/taparruedas |
| Make, year and model | Marca, Modelo y Año |
| Maletero | Trunk/boot |
| Motor | Engine |
| Mudguard/Mudflaps | Loderas, salpicaderas |
| neutral | Neutral/punto muerto |
| Pedal | Pedal |
| Plate number/ license tag | Numero de Placa |
| Rearview mirror | Espejo retrovisor |
| reverse | Marcha atrás |
| Rim | El aro de la llanta |
| Roof rack | Baca / Portaequipajes |
| seat belt | cinturón de seguridad |
| Spare Tire | Llanta de Repuesto |
| Speedometer | Velocímetro |
| Steering wheel/ | Timón/volante |
| Stop light/ break light | Luces de freno |
| Tire | Neumático/llanta |
| Turning lights | Luces indicadoras (vías) |
| Windscreen wiper/windshield wiper | Limpiaparabrisas |
| Windscreen/windshield | Parabrisas |
| Wing mirror | Espejo lateral |
| Bodyshop | Taller de carrocería/ Taller mecánico |
| Cab, taxi cab | Taxi |
| dead-end street | Calle sin salida |
| Ditch/gutter | Zanja (cuneta) |
| Drive-in facility | Centro de Inspecciones |
| Fine | multa |
| Freeway/ Highway | Autopista |
| Intersection | Intersección |
| Lane | Carril |
| main road | carretera general |
| one-way street | calle de dirección única |
| Parking meter | Parquímetro |
| Pedestrian | Peatón |
| Property | Propiedad |
| roundabout | rotonda |
| rush hour | hora pico |
| sidewalk | acera |
| skid marks | Marcas de neumaticos |
| speed limit | límite de velocidad |
| street light | Alumbrado publico |
| traffic jam | atasco |
| Traffic light | Semaforo |
| car crash | collision |
| Dent / Dented | Abollar / Abollado/ Abolladura |
| Deploy (air bag) | Desplegar |
| Detach | Desprender/ destrabar |
| Go past | Pasarse (un alto) |
| Head on collision | Choque de frente |
| Honk/ beep | Tocar la bocina |
| Jump start | Transferir corriente a la bateria del carro |
| Maneuver | Maniobra / maniobrar |
| Overrun/ Pass | Rebasar |
| Pull Over | Orillarse |
| Quote | Cotizar / cotización |
| to brake | frenar |
| to change / check the oil | cambiar / revisar el aceite |
| to crash into | chocar contra |
| to go through a red light | saltarse un semáforo |
| To reverse/back up | Dar marcha atrás |
| to run over | atropellar |
| to tow | remolcar |
| ATV (All-terrain vehicle) | Carro todo terreno |
| Compact Car | Carro compacto |
| Convertible | Convertible/descapotable |
| Four-wheel drive | Vehículo de doble tracción/tracción en cuatro ruedas |
| Minivan | Pequeña furgoneta / Camioneta |
| Pick-up truck | Camioneta de paila |
| Sedan | Turismo/Sedan |
| Sports Car | Carro Deportivo |
| SUV (car)/Sports Utility Vehicle | Vehículo deportivo utilitario/Camioneta |
| Van | Furgoneta |