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Dictionary: car   (kär) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. An automobile.
  2. A vehicle, such as a streetcar, that runs on rails: a railroad car.
  3. A boxlike enclosure for passengers and freight on a conveyance: an elevator car.
  4. The part of a balloon or airship that carries people and cargo.
  5. Archaic. A chariot, carriage, or cart.

[Middle English carre, cart, from Old North French, from Latin carra, pl. of carrus, carrum, a Gallic type of wagon.]


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Word Tutor: car
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IN BRIEF: A motor vehicle with four wheels; A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.

pronunciation Telling the future by looking at the past assumes that conditions remain constant. This is like driving a car by looking in the rear view mirror. — Herb Brody

 
Dream Symbol: Car
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A boxcar on a train, a car in an amusement park ride, a lift car on a ski tram, or an elevator car may symbolize the self, and many car dreams denote self-control issues. Taking charge of one's life would be indicated if one were "in the driver's seat." Allowing one's life to be driven by others might be indicated by a "backseat driver" or by "taking the backseat." The dreamer may be being driven to new heights before he or she is ready. Or perhaps the dreamer is finally lifting himself or herself out of a rut. The emotional feeling about the car determines the meaning. (See also Vehicles)


 
Wikipedia: Car (disambiguation)
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A car is a type of vehicle, most often in American English an automobile.

Contents

Car or CAR may also refer to:

Transportation

Vehicles

Other

Media and entertainment

Geography and politics

Economics and finance

Firearms

Military

Sports

Other meanings

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Translations: Car
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bil, vogn, gondol, kabine

idioms:

  • car boot sale    garagesalg, loppemarked
  • car park    parkeringsplads
  • car pool    samkørsel
  • car port    carport, overdækket parkeringsplads

Nederlands (Dutch)
auto, wagen, wagon, rijtuig, gondel, liftkooi

Français (French)
n. - (Aut) voiture, (Rail) wagon, voiture, voiture (restaurant), (US) tramway, cabine (d'un ascenseur), nacelle (d'une montgolfière)

idioms:

  • car boot sale    (GB) brocante (d'objets apportés dans le coffre de sa voiture)
  • car park    parking
  • car pool    trajets quotidiens avec une seule voiture entre parents, collègues, etc
  • car port    auvent pour voitures

Deutsch (German)
n. - Auto, Wagen, Waggon, (Lift) Fahrkabine, Gondel

idioms:

  • car boot sale    Flohmarkt
  • car park    Parkplatz
  • car pool    Fahrgemeinschaft, Fahrzeugpark
  • car port    Einstellplatz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιβατικό αυτοκίνητο, (σιδηροδρομικό) βαγόνι, θαλαμίσκος ανελκυστήρα
attrib. - αυτοκινητιστικός

idioms:

  • car boot sale    (ανεπίσημη) πώληση από το πορτ μπαγκάζ αυτοκινήτου
  • car park    υπαίθριος σταθμός αυτοκινήτων, πάρκινγκ
  • car pool    μοίρασμα διαδρομών
  • car port    στέγαστρο (στάθμευσης) αυτοκινήτου

Italiano (Italian)
macchina, autovettura, carrozza, vagone, vettura

idioms:

  • car boot sale    mercatino dell'usato
  • car park    parcheggio
  • car pool    uso alternato di una sola macchina
  • car port    tettoia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - carro (m), veículo (m), vagão (m), carruagem (f)

idioms:

  • car boot sale    vendas feitas dentro de carros
  • car park    estacionamento (m)
  • car pool    sistema (m) de compartilhamento de um carro por um grupo de pessoas
  • car port    abrigo (m) para carros

Русский (Russian)
автомобиль, вагон

idioms:

  • car boot sale    торговля на барахолке
  • car park    автостоянка
  • car pool    совместно друг друга брать в машине
  • car port    навес для автомобиля

Español (Spanish)
n. - coche, automóvil, carro, auto, vagón de pasajeros, vagón de carga

idioms:

  • car boot sale    venta de objetos expuestos en el maletero del coche, venta de particular a particular de objetos de segunda mano
  • car park    estacionamiento
  • car pool    arreglo para viajar juntos al trabajo usando por turnos el coche de cada uno
  • car port    garaje abierto, cochera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bil, spårvagn, järnvägsvagn, kärra, gondol, hisskorg
attr. - bil-, vagns-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
汽车, 客车, 有轮的车

idioms:

  • car boot sale    车后厢售货
  • car park    汽车停车场
  • car pool    汽车合用组织
  • car port    汽车棚

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 汽車, 客車, 有輪的車

idioms:

  • car boot sale    車後廂售貨
  • car park    汽車停車場
  • car pool    汽車合用組織
  • car port    汽車棚

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 차

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 車, 電車, 箱, ゴンドラ, 車両, 客車, 貨車

idioms:

  • car boot sale    不用品の屋外セール
  • car park    自動車駐車場, 駐車場
  • car pool    自動車の相乗り利用
  • car port    カーポート
  • sleeping car    寝台車
  • sports car    スポーツカー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سيارة, عربه (صفه) مضر, شرير, منحوس, , أعسر (اختصار) قيراط, العائد السنوي المركب (حسابات) , استرجاع ( المعلومات) بواسطه الكومبيوتر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכונית, מעלית, קרון-רכבת, מרכבה‬


 
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