Translation of 'Auto' - German English Dictionary
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| Auto {n}; Automobil {n} [geh.] (in Zusammensetzungen, sonst veraltet); Wagen {m} [ugs.] [auto] | car; automobile [Am.] | |||
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| 1. | Autos {pl}; Automobile {pl}; Wagen {pl}; Wägen {pl} [Süddt.] [Ös.] [Schw.] | 1. | cars; automobiles | |
| 2. | Jahreswagen {m} | 2. | one year-old car | |
| 3. | Reisewagen {m} | 3. | touring car | |
| 4. | selbstfahrendes Auto; Roboterauto | 4. | self-driving car; self-driven car [rare]; robot car | |
| 5. | ein richtiges Auto | 5. | a car with a capital C | |
| 6. | mit dem Auto fahren; mit dem Wagen fahren | 6. | to go by car; to travel by car | |
| 7. | Ich fahre mit dem Auto. | 7. | I'm going by car. | |
| Auto {n} | auto | |||
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| Autohändler {m}; Autohaus {n}; Kfz-Händler {m} [econ.] | car dealership; car dealer; auto dealership [Am.]; auto dealer [Am.] | |||
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| 1. | Autohändler {pl}; Autohäuser {pl}; Kfz-Händler {pl} | 1. | car dealerships; car dealers; auto dealerships; auto dealers | |
| Motor {m} [auto] [techn.] | engine (generating energy through a chemical reaction); motor (receiving propelling power from an external source) | |||
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| 1. | Motoren {pl} | 1. | engines; motors | |
| 2. | Blockmotor {m} | 2. | block-cast motor/engine; monobloc motor/engine; block motor/engine | |
| 3. | Doppelreihenmotor {m} [auto] | 3. | twin-bank engine; double-tandem engine | |
| 4. | Drehmomentmotor {m} | 4. | torque motor | |
| 5. | Einreihenmotor {m} | 5. | single-line engine | |
| 6. | Saugmotor {m} | 6. | aspirating engine; naturally aspirated engine | |
| 7. | Tauchkolbenmotor {m} | 7. | trunk piston engine | |
| 8. | Trommelmotor {m} | 8. | drum motor | |
| 9. | abgasoptimierter Motor | 9. | exhaust gas optimized motor | |
| 10. | bürstenloser Motor; Stromrichtermotor | 10. | brushless motor; BL-motor | |
| 11. | liegender Motor | 11. | horizontal motor; flat motor | |
| 12. | quer eingebauter Motor; Quermotor [auto] | 12. | transverse engine | |
| 13. | bei/mit laufendem Motor [auto] | 13. | with the engine running | |
| 14. | den Motor warmlaufen lassen | 14. | to warm up the engine | |
| 15. | den Motor hochjagen; mit Bleifuß fahren; auf die Tube drücken [ugs.] | 15. | to gun the engine [Am.] [coll.] | |
| Straßenversuch {m}; Fahrtest {m}; Probefahrt {f} [auto] | road test | |||
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| 1. | Straßenversuche {pl}; Fahrtests {pl}; Probefahrten {pl} | 1. | road tests | |
| 2. | eine Probefahrt machen | 2. | to take a road test | |
| 3. | mit einem Auto eine Probefahrt machen [auto] | 3. | to take a car for a road test | |
| 4. | ein Auto probefahren | 4. | to roadtest a car | |
| ein Auto aufbocken {vt} [auto] | to jack up a car; to lift a car by jack | |||
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| 1. | ein Auto aufbockend | 1. | jacking up a car; lifting a car by jack | |
| 2. | ein Auto aufgebockt | 2. | jacked up a car; lifted a car by jack | |
| autofahren {vi} [auto] | to drive {drove; driven} | |||
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| 1. | autofahrend | 1. | driving | |
| 2. | autogefahren | 2. | driven | |
| 3. | er/sie fährt Auto | 3. | he/she drives | |
| 4. | ich/er/sie fuhr Auto | 4. | I/he/she drove | |
| 5. | Kannst du Auto fahren? | 5. | Can you drive? | |
| 6. | In den USA kann man mit 16 autofahren. | 6. | People can drive at age 16 in the US. | |
| Autotransportwagen {m} [auto] | autorack; auto carrier; stand-in deck coach carrier | |||
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| 1. | Autotransportwagen {pl} | 1. | autoracks; auto carriers; stand-in deck coach carriers | |
| TÜV-Überprüfung {f}; §57a-Begutachtung {f} [Ös.]; Motorfahrzeugkontrolle {f} [Schw.] [auto] [adm.] | MOT test; MOT [Br.]; safety inspection [Am.] | |||
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| 1. | ein Kfz beim TÜV vorführen; das Pickerl machen lassen [Ös.] | 1. | to put a motor vehicle in for its MOT/safety inspection/safety sticker | |
| 2. | ein Auto durch den TÜV bringen | 2. | to get a car through its MOT/safety inspection | |
| 3. | drei Monate über dem TÜV/nach dem Pickerl [Ös.] | 3. | three months beyond the date for its MOT/safety inspection | |
| 4. | Mein TÜV ist fällig.; Bei mir ist das Pickerl fällig. [Ös.] | 4. | My MOT is due. [Br.]; My car's up for an inspection. [Am.] | |
| 5. | Mein Auto ist/ist nicht durch den TÜV gekommen. | 5. | My car has passed/failed its MOT. [Br.] | |
| etw. anlassen {vt} [auto] [techn.] | to start sth. | |||
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| 1. | anlassend | 1. | starting | |
| 2. | angelassen | 2. | started | |
| 3. | ein Auto anlassen | 3. | to start a car; to crank a car [Am.] | |
| 4. | einen Motor anlassen [techn.] | 4. | to start a motor | |
| 5. | den Motor mittels Starthilfekabel anlassen [auto] | 5. | to jump-start the engine | |