coche familiar

Ex: In most households the family car disappears with the breadwinner each morning leaving the rest of the family isolated from many essential services.

coche blindado — armoured car, armored car (EEUU)

coche celular — police van, patrol wagon (EEUU)

coche de choque — bumper car, dodgem (Brit)

coche de línea — coach, long distance bus ( esp EEUU)

coche de punto — † taxi

coche escoba — (Ciclismo) sag wagon

coche cama — sleeping car, sleeper, Pullman (EEUU)

coche de equipajes — luggage van, baggage car (EEUU)

coche de monte — wild pig o boar

coches usados or de segunda mano or de ocasión — used o (BrE) secondhand cars

en el coche de San Fernando — on shanks's mare (AmE) o (BrE) pony

coches usados or de segunda mano or de ocasión — used o (BrE) secondhand cars

en el coche de San Fernando — on shanks's mare (AmE) o (BrE) pony

Ex: It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.

coche familiar — estate car, station wagon (EEUU)

envase familiar — family-sized o family pack

Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex: For anyone involved with online searching, the equipment needed for electronic mail will be familiar: in addition to the microcomputer itself (which is the terminal), an acoustic coupler or modem will be needed.

coche antiguo — Oldtimer m

coche de alquiler — Leihwagen m, Mietwagen m

coche de auxilio — (LA) Abschleppwagen m

coche de carrera — Rennwagen m

coche de dos asientos — Zweisitzer m

coche de segunda mano — Gebrauchtwagen m

coche fúnebre — Leichenwagen m

coche patrulla — Streifenwagen m

coche pequeño — Kleinwagen m

coche de asientoscama — Liegewagen m

coche restaurante — Speisewagen m

camioneta de tina — CAm pick-up (truck)

Ex: The mobile library was based on a converted pickup truck with a camper shell, plus a tent shelter, and camp lantern for night services.

gana el que acierte antes cinco preguntas — the winner is the first one to get five answers right o to answer five questions correctly

• acertar con algo — [al escoger] to get sth right

han acertado de pleno con el nuevo modelo de coche familiar — they've scored a real winner * o they've got it just right with their new family car

• acertar en algo, habéis acertado en la elección — you have made the right choice

acertaron de pleno en sus pronósticos — their forecasts were totally accurate o correct

acertar con algo — con solución to hit on something

acertar con algo — con solución to hit on something

Ex: Apologies to those telephone company employees who saw the light years ago and have been trying to convince their employers.

•¡ media vuelta! — (Mil) about turn!, about face! (EEUU)

los soldados dieron media vuelta — the soldiers did an about-turn o(EEUU) an about-face

• la vuelta al mundo — (=viaje) a round-the-world trip

vuelta al ruedo — (Taur) circuit of the ring made by a triumphant bullfighter

dar la vuelta a — [+ llave, manivela] to turn; [+ página] to turn (over)

dar vueltas sobre un eje — to turn on o spin round an axis

• dar vueltas alrededor de un planeta — to go o revolve round a planet

estaba mareado y todo me daba vueltas — I was dizzy and everything was going o spinning round

• dar la vuelta a — [+ disco] to turn over

dale la vuelta al jersey — (=ponlo del derecho) turn the jumper the right way out; (=ponlo del revés) turn the jumper inside out

dale la vuelta al vaso — (=ponlo boca arriba) turn the glass the right way up; (=ponlo boca abajo) turn the glass upside down

• a la vuelta de la esquina — around the corner

las elecciones están ya a la vuelta de la esquina — the elections are almost upon us o just around the corner

• la vuelta al colegio — (en septiembre) the new school year

• a vuelta de correo — by return (of post)

•de vuelta — on the way back

• estar de vuelta — (lit) to be back

• dar una vuelta, dimos una vuelta por el parque — we went for a stroll in the park

nos dio una vuelta en su coche — he gave us a ride in his car, he took us for a spin in his car *

una carretera con muchas vueltas — a road with lots of bends o twists and turns in it

vuelta de cabo — (Náut) hitch

dar cien (mil) vueltas a algn * —

tenemos que hacerlo ya y no hay más vuelta de hoja — we've got to do it now, there are no two ways about it o there's no alternative

da vueltas alrededor de su eje — it spins o turns on its axis

me pasé el día dando vueltas tratando de encontrarlo — I spent the whole day going from pillar to post trying to find it

andarse con vueltas — (fam) to beat about the bush (colloq)

buscarle las vueltas a alguien — (fam) to try to catch somebody out

buscarle la vuelta a algo — (CS fam) to try to find a way of doing something

darle cien (mil) vueltas a alguien — (fam) to be miles o heaps better than somebody (colloq)

no tener vuelta — (Chi fam) to be a hopeless case

darle vuelta a algo — <llave/manivela> to turn something

darle vueltas a algo — to think about something

poner a alguien de vuelta y media — (fam) to tear into somebody (AmE colloq), to tear somebody off a strip (BrE colloq)

dar la vuelta — (Auto) to turn (around)

dar vuelta — disco/colchón to turn... over; calcetín ( ponerlo - del derecho) to turn... the right way out; (- del revés) to turn... inside out; copa ( ponerla - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside down

¿damos vuelta aquí? — (Auto) shall we turn (around) here?

darse vuelta — persona to turn (around); vehículo to overturn; embarcación to capsize

dar una vuelta — ( a pie) to go for a walk; ( en coche) to go for a drive; ( en bicicleta) to go for a ride

date una vuelta por la oficina — drop into the office (colloq)

cuando tú vas yo ya estoy de vuelta — I'm way ahead of you

vuelta con lo mismo! — there you/there they go again! (colloq)

da vueltas alrededor de su eje — it spins o turns on its axis

me pasé el día dando vueltas tratando de encontrarlo — I spent the whole day going from pillar to post trying to find it

andarse con vueltas — (fam) to beat about the bush (colloq)

buscarle las vueltas a alguien — (fam) to try to catch somebody out

buscarle la vuelta a algo — (CS fam) to try to find a way of doing something

darle cien (mil) vueltas a alguien — (fam) to be miles o heaps better than somebody (colloq)

no tener vuelta — (Chi fam) to be a hopeless case

darle vuelta a algo — <llave/manivela> to turn something

darle vueltas a algo — to think about something

poner a alguien de vuelta y media — (fam) to tear into somebody (AmE colloq), to tear somebody off a strip (BrE colloq)

dar la vuelta — (Auto) to turn (around)

dar vuelta — disco/colchón to turn... over; calcetín ( ponerlo - del derecho) to turn... the right way out; (- del revés) to turn... inside out; copa ( ponerla - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside down

¿damos vuelta aquí? — (Auto) shall we turn (around) here?

darse vuelta — persona to turn (around); vehículo to overturn; embarcación to capsize

dar una vuelta — ( a pie) to go for a walk; ( en coche) to go for a drive; ( en bicicleta) to go for a ride

date una vuelta por la oficina — drop into the office (colloq)