German English Dictionary

Translation of 'car' - German English Dictionary

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Eisenbahnwaggon {m}; Bahnwaggon {m}; Zugswaggon {m}; Waggon {m}; Eisenbahnwagen {m}; Wagen {m} (Bahn)railway carriage [Br.]; carriage [Br.]; railway coach [Br.]; coach [Br.]; railroad car [Am.]; railcar [Am.]; car [Am.] (railway)
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1. Eisenbahnwaggons {pl}; Bahnwaggons {pl}; Zugswaggons {pl}; Waggons {pl}; Eisenbahnwagen {pl}; Wagen {pl}1. railway carriages; carriages; railway coaches; coaches; railroad cars; railcars; cars
2. Abteilwaggon {m}; Abteilwagen {m}2. compartment coach [Br.]; compartment car [Am.]
3. Waggon mit Spurrillenräumer3. flanger wagon [Br.]; flanger car [Am.]; flanger
4. Abteilwaggon mit Seitentüren; Abteilwagen mit Seitentüren4. side-door coach [Br.]; side-door car [Am.]
5. Ausbildungswagen {m}; Unterrichtswagen {m}5. instruction wagon [Br.]; instruction railcar [Am.]
6. Ausstellungswagen {m}6. exhibition coach [Br.]; exhibition car [Am.]
7. Mitteleinstiegwagen {m}7. centre-door coach [Br.]; center-door car [Am.]
8. Nahverkehrswaggon {m}; Nahverkehrswagen {m}8. suburban carriage [Br.]; suburban coach [Br.]; suburban car [Am.]
9. Schlusswaggon {m}; Schlusswagen {m}; Reisezugwagen {m} am Zugschluss; letzter Reisezugwagen {m} im Zug9. end coach [Br.]; rear coach [Br.]; end car [Am.]; rear car [Am.]
10. Tiefladewaggon {m}; Tiefladewagen {m}; Niederplattformwagen {m}; Niederflurwaggon {m}; Niederflurwagen {m}10. low-loader carriage [Br.] low-loader coach [Br.]; low-floor carriage [Br.]; lowmac coach [Br.]; low-loading car [Am.]
11. Versuchswagen {m} zur Untersuchung der Entgleisungssicherheit / von Entgleisungsphänomenen11. derailing wagon [Br.]; derailing railcar [Am.]
12. Wohn- und Schlafwagen {m} (Bauzug)12. residential staff coach (service train)
13. Zugkraftmesswagen {m}13. dynamometer coach [Br.]; dynamometer car [Am.]
14. Waggons absetzen / ausstellen14. to detach wagons / railcars
15. Waggons aufnehmen15. to pick up wagons / railcars
16. einen Waggon leichtern16. to lighten a wagon
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; Roboterauto4. self-driving car; self-driven car [rare]; robot car
5. ein richtiges Auto5. a car with a capital C
6. mit dem Auto fahren; mit dem Wagen fahren6. to go by car; to travel by car
7. Ich fahre mit dem Auto.7. I'm going by car.
Schlitten {m} (elegantes Auto) [ugs.] [auto]motor [Br.]; car [coll.]
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1. toller Schlitten; heißer Schlitten1. fantastic car; hot motor [Br.]
Personenwaggon {m}; Personenwagen {m}; Reisezugwagen {m} (Bahn)passenger carriage [Br.]; passenger coach [Br.]; passenger railcar [Am.]; passenger car [Am.] (railway)
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1. Personenwaggons {pl}; Personenwagen {pl}; Reisezugwagen {pl}1. passenger carriages; passenger coaches; passenger railcars; passenger cars
2. Abteilwagen {m}2. compartment coach [Br.]; compartment car [Am.]
3. Barwaggon {m}; Barwagen {m}3. bar coach [Br.]; railroad bar car [Am.]
4. Bedarfswaggon {m}; Bedarfsreisezugwagen {m}4. optional coach [Br.]; optional car [Am.]
5. Dienstwagen {m}; Dienstreisezugwagen {m}; Bahndienstwagen {m}5. service coach [Br.]; service railcar [Am.]
6. Doppelstockwagen {m}; Doppelstöcker {m} [ugs.]; Dosto [ugs.]; Doppeldecker {m} [ugs.]6. doubledeck coach [Br.]; double-decker [Br.]; bilevel car [Am.]
7. gemischtklassiger Personenwaggon; gemischtklassiger Reisezugwagen7. composite coach [Br.]; composite car [Am.]
8. Großraumwaggon {m}; Großraumwagen {m}; Reisezugwagen {m} mit Mittelgang8. coach [Br.] / car [Am.] with centre aisle / gangway [Br.], coach [Br.] / car [Am.] with open aisle / gangway [Br.]; centre aisle coach [Br.] / car [Am.]; centre gangway coach [Br.] / car [Am.]; open aisle coach [Br.] / car [Am.]; open gangway coach [Br.] / car [Am.]
9. Kurswagen {m}; durchgehender Wagen; durchlaufender Wagen; direkter Wagen [Schw.]9. through carriage [Br.]; through coach [Br.]; through car [Am.]; direct car [Am.]
10. Mehrzweck-Reisezugwagen {m}10. all-purpose coach [Br.]; all-purpose railcar [Am.]
11. Reisezugwagen erster Klasse; Wagen 1. Klasse; Erste-Klasse-Waggon11. first-class coach [Br.]; first-class railcar [Am.]
12. Vergnügungswaggon {m}; Bar-Gesellschaftswagen {m}; Treffwagen {m} [Dt.]12. lounge coach [Br.]; lounge car [Am.]
13. Personenwaggon mit rollstuhlgeignetem Einstieg; rollstuhlgerechter Reisezugwagen; barrierefreier Wagen13. passenger coach [Br.] / railroad car [Am.] with easy access for handicapped people
14. Personenwaggon mit röhrenförmigem Aufbau; Reisezugwagen in Röhrenbauweise14. coach [Br.] / car [Am.] with integral body; integral-bodied coach [Br.]; integral-bodied railcar [Am.]
15. Personenwaggon mit Seitengang; Reisezugwagen mit Seitengang15. side-corridor coach [Br.]; side-corridor car [Am.]
16. Waggon mit Aussichtskanzel / Aussichtsabteil {n}; Aussichtswagen {m}; Panoramawagen {m}16. observation coach [Br.]; dome car [Am.]
17. Waggon ohne Reservierung; Kreuzwagen {m}17. unreservable coach [Br.]; unreservable car [Am.]
Triebwagen {m} (einzelner, selbstfahrender Wagen, der Fahrgäste oder Fracht befördert) (Bahn) [transp.]motor train unit; motor coach [Br.]; railcar [Br.]; motor car [Am.] (single, self-propelled carriage conveying passengers or goods) (railway)
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1. Triebwagen {pl}; Triebwägen {pl} [Süddt.] [Ös.]1. motor train units; motor coaches; railcars; motor cars
2. elektrischer Speichertriebwagen {m}; Speichertriebwagen {m}; Akkumulatorentriebwagen {m}2. battery railcar [Br.]; accumulator railcar [Br.]; battery motor car [Am.]; accumulator motor car [Am.]
3. Aussichtstriebwagen {m}3. observation railcar [Br.]; observation motor car [Am.]
4. Dampftriebwagen {m}4. steam railcar [Br.]; steam motor car [Am.]
5. Fernverkehrstriebwagen {m}5. long-distance railcar [Br.]; long-distance motor car [Am.]
6. Gasturbinentriebwagen {m}; Turbinentriebwagen {m}6. gas-turbine motor unit; gas-turbine railcar [Br.]; gas-turbine motor car [Am.]
7. Gepäcktriebwagen {m}7. motor luggage van [Br.]; motor baggage car [Am.]
8. Leichtbau-Triebwagen {m}; Schienenbus {m}8. railbus
9. Nahverkehrstriebwagen {m}9. short-distance railcar [Br.]; short-distance motor car [Am.]
10. Posttriebwagen {m}10. mail railcar [Br.]; mail motor car [Am.]
11. Straßenbahntriebwagen {m}11. tramway motor unit
12. Turmtriebwagen {m}; Fahrleitungsbeobachtungswagen {m}; Oberleitungsrevisionswagen {m}12. MENTOR coach (mobile electrical network testing observation and recording coach); overhead-line observation coach
Gang {m} (Kfz, Fahrrad)gear; speed (car, bicycle)
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1. erster Gang1. first gear; bottom gear [Br.]
2. schnellster Gang; höchster Gang2. top gear
3. in den dritten Gang schalten3. to change [Br.] / shift [Am.] into third gear
4. einen Gang einlegen4. to engage a gear
5. einen Gang hochschalten5. to shift up a gear
6. den Gang einlegen6. to put the car in/into gear
7. den Gang herausnehmen7. to take the car out of gear; to put the car in neutral
8. den Gang heraußen lassen8. to leave the car in neutral
9. wenn ein Gang eingelegt ist9. while you're in gear
10. den Gang eingelegt lassen10. to leave the car in gear
11. im dritten Gang fahren11. to drive in third gear
12. schalten; den Gang wechseln12. to change [Br.]/shift, switch [Am.] gear
13. in den niedrigsten/höchsten Gang schalten13. to change into bottom/top gear [Br.]; to shift into low/high gear [Am.]
14. einen Gang zulegen [übtr.]14. to move up a gear; to step up a gear
15. Ich finde den Rückwärtsgang nicht.15. I can't find the reverse gear.
16. Wenn du startest/den Motor anlässt, dann schau, dass kein Gang eingelegt ist.16. When you start the engine, make sure the car's in neutral.
17. Er legte den Gang ein und fuhr los.17. He put the car in/into gear and drove away.
18. Ihr altes Auto hat nur vier Gänge.18. Her old car has only four speeds.
19. Auf halbem Weg bergauf ist mir beim Fahrrad der Gang herausgesprungen.19. Halfway up the hill, my bike slipped out of gear.
Parkplatz {m} (geschlossene Fläche für viele Autos)car park; parking lot [Am.]
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1. Parkplätze {pl}1. car parks; parking lots
2. Autobahnparkplatz {m}2. motorway car park [Br.]; freeway parking lot [Am.]
3. Bahnhofsparkplatz {m}3. station car park; station parking lot [Am.]
4. Kundenparkplatz {m}4. customer car park/parking lot
5. Pendlerparkplatz {m}5. park-and-ride car park
6. auf dem Parkplatz6. on/at the car park; on/at the parking lot
7. bewachter Parkplatz7. guarded car park; attended car park [Br.]
Mietwagenfirma {f}; Leihwagenfirma {f}; Autoverleihfirma {f}; Autovermieter {m} [ugs.]; Autoverleiher {m} [ugs.] [auto]car hire company [Br.]; car hire firm [Br.]; hire [Br.]; car rental company [Am.]; car rental firm [Am.]; rental [Am.]
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1. Mietwagenfirmen {pl}; Leihwagenfirmen {pl}; Autoverleihfirmen {pl}; Autovermieter {pl}; Autoverleiher {pl}1. car hire companies; car hire firms; hires; car rental companies; car rental firms; rentals
Streifenwagen {m}; Streife {f} [ugs.](police) patrol car; squad car [Br.]; (police) cruiser [Am.]; (police) prowl car [Am.] [coll.]
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1. Streifenwagen {pl}; Streifen {pl}1. patrol cars; squad cars; cruisers; prowl cars
2. Funkstreifenwagen {m}; Funkstreife {f}2. radio motor patrol car; radio patrol car; radio motor patrol unit [Am.]
3. ziviler Streifenwagen {m}; Zivilstreife {f}3. unmarked police patrol car
4. kleiner Streifenwagen4. panda car [Br.] [coll.]
Autoreifen {m}; Pkw-Reifen {m} [geh.] [auto]car tyre [Br.]; passenger car tyre [Br.]; automobile tire [Am.]; passenger car tire [Am.]
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1. Autoreifen {pl}; Pkw-Reifen {pl}1. car tyres; passenger car tyres; automobile tires; passenger car tires
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