TALKING ABOUT CARS Flashcards
VOZITI PO OMEJITVAH
To keep the speed limit
PREKRŠITI OMEJITEV IN DOBITI KAZEN
Break the speed limit
To be fined
DRIVING BACKWARDS
To reverse
TO MAKE A CAR SLOW DOWN OR STOP
You brake
DIP ONE’S HEADLIGHTS
When a car comes towards you at night
iz dolgih luči na kratke
OSLEPIŠ/ZASLEPIŠ
Dazzle, blind
To dazzle the driver
UTRIPAJOČE LUČI
Flashing lights
SPREDNJE LUČI
Head lights
ZADNJE LUČI
Tail lights
DOLGE LUČI
High beams
Full lights
KRATKE LUČI
Low beams
Dipped lights
PRTLJAŽNIK
Trunk or a Boot
REGISTRSKA TABLICA
License or number plate
TO SWITCH A GEAR SMOOTHLY
Step on the clutch
PRIŽGATI LUČI
Switch on the light
AVTOVLEKA
Tow car
In UK –> AA like AMZS
If a car tows another on, it pulls it along behind it, usually using a rope or a chain
CAR GOING FROM 0 TO 100 KM/H (kilometres per hour)
Accelarates
CAR DOES A U-TURN
It turns round in a half circle the drives back the way it came
ROUNDABOUT IN BRITAIN
You should always give way traffic on your right
A CAR STALLS
The engine stops suddenly, because there is not enough power to keep it going
–> cold, frosty morning
AVTO CRKNE
Car breaks down
THE CAR SKIDS OR GOES OUT OF CONTROL
Slippery road –> wet or icy
OVERTAKE THE CAR
Pass the car the is going in the same direction as you
STEERING WHEEL
Steer the car
DEAD-END
Road stops suddenly
AVTOCESTA
Motorway Three lanes 1st slow lane for lorries 2nd middle lane for cars 3rd fast lane for overtaking and breaking the law
A COLLISION
Involves two or three vehicles
A CRASH
Usually involves more than one vehicle, but not necessarily
BACK-SEAT DRIVER
A passenger in a car who gives the driver unwanted advice.
Nobody likes a back-seat driver
KRIŽIŠČE
Crossroad
You need to decide which derection to go to
