Car Vocab Flashcards
you xx the seat and mirrors
adjust
check
mirrors, gauges
gauges show you…
gas, speedometer
to press/release
the clutch, the brakes, the gas(accelerator)
shift into
1st gear, 2nd gear, 3rd gear, 4th gear, 5th gear, reverse
turn on/off
the radio, the heat, the AC, the lights, the blinkers, the car
turn
the steering wheel
xx your seatbelt
fasten/buckle
put
the key into the ignition to start the car; the visor down/up
xx the horn
sound/honk
xx the handbrake
engage/disengage; pull/release
ausparken
pull out of a parking spot
seitlich parken
parallel park
not allowed to drive for a certain amount of time
a ban
they xx your car, if you don’t pay for tickets
to clamp
the thing coming out of your car
exhaust emissions
making you go an other way because of e.g. an accident
to divert
two cars hit with their fronts
head-on collision
drive through red light
to jump (AE run)
when you get busted and must pay
on-the-spot fines
when a bunch of cars are involved in one accident
pile-up
if you want to use your car on the streets it must be
roadworthy
sliding/drifting due to ice/snow
to skid (skidded)
when you are stuck on the road
tailback (AE traffic jam)
angry/aggressive driver
road rage
an area were you are not allowed to park
tow-away zone
if the police suspects you are intoxicated
to take a breathalyser test
driving dangerously
reckless driving
when you are allowed to drive by a sign
have the right of way
sth you shouldn’t do as a driver
hit-and-run
when it starts to rain you have to turn on the
windshield wipers
