-
1 car
1) ((American automobile) a (usually privately-owned) motor vehicle on wheels for carrying people: What kind of car do you have?; `Did you go by car?') bíll2) (a section for passengers in a train etc: a dining-car.) lestarvagn, farþegarÿmi3) ((American) a railway carriage for goods or people: a freight car.) járnbrautavagn•- car park- car phone -
2 car phone
noun (a telephone that can be used in a car.) -
3 estate-car
noun ((American station wagon) a car with a large area behind the seats for luggage etc, and a rear door.) skutbíll -
4 racing-car
noun (a car specially designed and built for racing.) kappakstursbíll -
5 rent-a-car
-
6 squad car
noun (a police car.) -
7 cable-car
noun (a vehicle that moves up and down a mountain, cliff etc by means of a cable.) -
8 restaurant-car
noun (a carriage on a train in which meals are served to travellers.) matsala í járnbrautarlest -
9 blowout
1) (the bursting of a car tyre: That's the second blowout I've had with this car.) sprunginn hjólbarði2) ((on eg an oil rig) a violent escape of gas etc.) snöggt loft- eða vökvaútstreymi -
10 bodywork
noun (the outer casing of a car etc: The bodywork of his new car has rusted already.) yfirbygging bifreiðar -
11 garage
1) (a building in which a car etc is kept: a house with a garage.) bílskúr2) (a building where cars are repaired and usually petrol, oil etc is sold: He has taken his car to the garage to be repaired.) bifreiðaverkstæði -
12 getaway
noun (an escape: The thieves made their getaway in a stolen car; ( also adjective) a getaway car.) undankoma; strok -
13 sticker
noun (an adhesive label or sign bearing eg a design, political message etc, for sticking eg on a car's window etc: The car sticker read `Blood donors needed'.) límmiði -
14 tyre
(a thick, rubber, usually air-filled strip around the edge of the wheel of a car, bicycle etc: The tyres of this car don't have enough air in them.) hjólbarði -
15 accommodation
1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) gistirúm2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) rÿmi, stæði -
16 airbag
noun (a safety bag in a car that protects the driver or a passenger in an accident.) -
17 attendant
noun (a person employed to look after someone or something: a car-park attendant.) umsjónarmaður -
18 breakdown
1) ((often nervous breakdown) a mental collapse.) taugaáfall2) (a mechanical failure causing a stop: The car has had another breakdown. See also break down.) bilun -
19 comedown
noun (a fall in dignity etc: The smaller car was a bit of a comedown after the Rolls Royce.) hrap; fall úr sessi -
20 covering
noun My car has a covering of dirt.) lag
См. также в других словарях:
car — noun 1 road vehicle with four wheels ⇨ See also ↑automobile ADJECTIVE ▪ fast ▪ new ▪ diesel (esp. BrE), electric, fuel efficient (esp. AmE), hybrid … Collocations dictionary
car — ► NOUN 1) a powered road vehicle designed to carry a small number of people. 2) a railway carriage or (N. Amer. ) wagon. ORIGIN originally meaning «wheeled vehicle»: from Latin carrus … English terms dictionary
car bomb — noun a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device • Hypernyms: ↑bomb * * * noun : an explosive device concealed in an automobile for use as a weapon of terrorism * * * 1. a… … Useful english dictionary
car park — noun a lot where cars are parked • Syn: ↑parking lot, ↑park, ↑parking area • Derivationally related forms: ↑park (for: ↑park) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
car boot sale — noun an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car • Syn: ↑boot sale • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
car wash — noun : an establishment equipped to wash automobiles * * * 1. a place or structure having special equipment for washing automobiles. 2. the washing of an automobile: The service station is offering free car washes to draw customers. Also, carwash … Useful english dictionary
noun phrase — noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb • Syn: ↑nominal phrase, ↑nominal • Hypernyms: ↑phrase * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized N&P : a syntactic element (as a word, phrase, or clause) that can be u … Useful english dictionary
car|lin — car|line1 or car|lin «KAHR lihn, KEHR », noun. Scottish. 1. a woman, especially an old one (often implying contempt or disparagement). 2. a witch or one charged with being such. ╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic kerling < carl man,… … Useful english dictionary
car|line — car|line1 or car|lin «KAHR lihn, KEHR », noun. Scottish. 1. a woman, especially an old one (often implying contempt or disparagement). 2. a witch or one charged with being such. ╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic kerling < carl man,… … Useful english dictionary
car coat — noun : a three quarter length overcoat * * * a hip length overcoat or jacket originally designed to be worn while driving a car. [1960 65] * * * car coat, a short topcoat for casual wear: »We come upon a patch pocket car coat of caramel beaver,… … Useful english dictionary
car tax — UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular car tax plural car taxes] money that you pay to the government so that you can drive your car on the roads Thesaurus: types of tax and taxationhyponym … Useful english dictionary