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1 lorry-driver
noun lastbilschaufför, -förare -
2 lorry
n. lastbil* * *['lori]((American truck) a motor vehicle for carrying heavy loads: He has a licence to drive a lorry; a coal-lorry.) lastbil -
3 long-distance
adjective long-distance races; a long-distance lorry-driver; a long-distance telephone call.) långdistans-, fjärr- -
4 cab
n. taxi; droska; förarhytt* * *[kæb]1) ((especially American) a taxi: Could you call a cab for me?) taxi[]2) (the driver's compartment of a railway engine, lorry etc.) förarhytt -
5 catch up
ta igen* * *(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) komma ikapp -
6 headlight
n. strålkastare, billykta* * *noun (a powerful light at or on the front of a car, lorry, train, ship, aeroplane etc: As it was getting dark, the driver switched on his headlights.) strålkastare -
7 truck
n. lastbil; långtradare; truck* * *1) (a railway vehicle for carrying goods.) godsvagn2) ((especially American) a lorry: He drives a truck;(also adjective) a truck-driver.) lastbil
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