Car Vocab

Question 1

you xx the seat and mirrors

Answer 1

adjust

Question 2

check

Answer 2

mirrors, gauges

Question 3

gauges show you…

Answer 3

gas, speedometer

Question 4

to press/release

Answer 4

the clutch, the brakes, the gas(accelerator)

Question 5

shift into

Answer 5

1st gear, 2nd gear, 3rd gear, 4th gear, 5th gear, reverse

Question 6

turn on/off

Answer 6

the radio, the heat, the AC, the lights, the blinkers, the car

Question 7

turn

Answer 7

the steering wheel

Question 8

xx your seatbelt

Answer 8

fasten/buckle

Question 9

put

Answer 9

the key into the ignition to start the car; the visor down/up

Question 10

xx the horn

Answer 10

sound/honk

Question 11

xx the handbrake

Answer 11

engage/disengage; pull/release

Question 12

ausparken

Answer 12

pull out of a parking spot

Question 13

seitlich parken

Answer 13

parallel park

Question 14

not allowed to drive for a certain amount of time

Answer 14

a ban

Question 15

they xx your car, if you don’t pay for tickets

Answer 15

to clamp

Question 16

the thing coming out of your car

Answer 16

exhaust emissions

Question 17

making you go an other way because of e.g. an accident

Answer 17

to divert

Question 18

two cars hit with their fronts

Answer 18

head-on collision

Question 19

drive through red light

Answer 19

to jump (AE run)

Question 20

when you get busted and must pay

Answer 20

on-the-spot fines

Question 21

when a bunch of cars are involved in one accident

Answer 21

pile-up

Question 22

if you want to use your car on the streets it must be

Answer 22

roadworthy

Question 23

sliding/drifting due to ice/snow

Answer 23

to skid (skidded)

Question 24

when you are stuck on the road

Answer 24

tailback (AE traffic jam)

Question 25

angry/aggressive driver

Answer 25

road rage

Question 26

an area were you are not allowed to park

Answer 26

tow-away zone

Question 27

if the police suspects you are intoxicated

Answer 27

to take a breathalyser test

Question 28

driving dangerously

Answer 28

reckless driving

Question 29

when you are allowed to drive by a sign

Answer 29

have the right of way

Question 30

sth you shouldn’t do as a driver

Answer 30

hit-and-run

Question 31

when it starts to rain you have to turn on the

Answer 31

windshield wipers