26 - Cars and Driving

Question 1

parking enforcement officer

Answer 1

پارک‌بان

Question 2

road sign

Answer 2

a sign next to a road that gives information to drivers

Question 3

crosswalk

Answer 3

خط‌کشی عابر

Question 4

pull away

Answer 4

to start to drive away from a place where you had stopped

Question 5

steer

Answer 5

control the direction of the veicle

Question 5

steer

Answer 5

control the direction of the veicle

Question 6

accelerate

Answer 6

speed up

The car accelerated smoothly away.

Question 7

accelerator

Answer 7

gas pedal

Question 8

put on the brakes

Answer 8

to slow down or stop a vehicle by pushing the brake pedal

I managed to put the brakes on just in time.

Question 9

reverse (especially BE)

Am: back up

Answer 9

if a vehicle or its driver reverses (or backs up), they go backwards
Bob reversed (backed up) into a parking space.

Question 10

swerve

Answer 10

change direction suddenly
The car swerved sharply to avoid the dog.
The bus swerved off the road.

Question 11

skid

Answer 11

slide because you have lost control of the vehicle

The car skidded as she turned onto the highway.

Question 12

overtake

Answer 12

to go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them and want to get in front of them
He pulled out to overtake the van.

Question 13

change gears

Answer 13

With a manual car, you need to change gears all the time

Question 14

be on the lookout for

Answer 14

be alert for sth; be on the alert for sth; pay attention in order to see, find or avoid sth
While driving, you need to be on the lookout for any potential hazards.