Car Parts and Actions
Vehicle Types
- Saloon: A car with four doors and a separate area for luggage.
- Limousine: A very long, large, expensive, comfortable car.
- Family Car: (C.familiar)
- Four-wheel Drive (4×4): A strong car for traveling over rough ground.
- Van: A car for transporting things.
- Sport Car: A low, fast car, usually for 2 people.
- Convertible: A car with a roof that can be opened.
Interior Car Parts
- Steering Wheel: (Volante)
- Ignition Key: (Llave)
- Air Vent: (RanuraVenti)
- Gear Level: (PalanCambio)
- Pedals: (Pedales)
- Safety Belt: (CinturonSeg)
- Dashboard: (Salpicadero)
- Glove Compartment: (Guantera)
- Horn: (Claxon) – It makes a loud warning sound.
- Speedometer: (Velocimetro) – An instrument for showing the speed of a car.
- Milometer: (Cuentakilome) – An instrument for showing the distance a car has traveled.
- Heater: (Calefaccion) – It produces heat to keep the car warm.
- Hand Brake: (FrenoMano)
- Headrest: (Apoyacabezas)
- Driver’s Seat: (AsientoConductor)
- Passenger Seat: (A.copiloto)
- Back or Rear Seats: (A.deAtras)
Exterior Car Parts
- Roofrack: (Baca)
- Exhaust Pipe: (TuboDeEsc)
- Bumper: (Paragolpes)
- Door Handle: (Abridor) – You use it to open the door.
- Aerial: (Antena) – It is used for receiving or sending radio signals.
- Rear View Mirror: (Retrovi.interior)
- Wing Mirror: (Retrovi.lat)
- Wheel: (Rueda)
- Alloy Rim: (Llanta)
- Tyre: (Neumatic) – A thick rubber ring that fits around the edge of a wheel of a car.
- Head Lights: (FarosDelan)
- Rear Lights: (FarosTra)
- Fog Light: (Antiniebla)
- Windscreen: (Parabrisas) – The big window in the front of a vehicle.
- Windscreen Wipers: (Limpiaparabri) – To clean the windscreen when it rains.
- Sunroof: (Techosol) – Part of the roof of a car that you can open.
- Number Plate: (Matricula) – It is at the front and back of a vehicle with numbers and letters on it.
- Bonnet: (Capo) – It is at the front of a car to reduce the effect if it hits anything.
- Boot: (Maletero) – The space at the back of a car where you put bags or luggage.
- Door: (Puerta)
- Side Window: (Ventanilla) – One of the windows at the side of the car.
Driving Actions
- Slow Down: (Limit.velo)
- Park: (Aparca)
- Start: (Arrancar)
- Stop: (SemaforoRojo)
- Overtake: (Adelantar)
- Go Straight On: (Recto)
- Turn: (Girar)
- Accelerate: (Acelerar)
- Clutch: (Embrague)
- Brake: (Freno)
- Accelerator: (Acelerador)
Additional Information
Will: Used to talk about spontaneous decisions in conditionals and predictions. Also used when asking for a favor or offering help. (e.g., She will play the piano. Will she play the piano?)
Going to: Used to talk about plans for the future or intentions. It is connected to the present. It means that it is happening or there is evidence that it is going to happen. (e.g., She is going to give him a kiss. Is she going to give him a kiss?)
Loco269
This locomotive is one of the best in the world. Despite the importance they have had for Renfe, most of them have already completed their life cycle for years and have been replaced by more powerful locomotives. It has been declared as a historical vehicle by FFE (Spanish Railways Foundation). It was dubbed as the “Gato Montes” (wildcat). For me, a similar locomotive will never be fabricated. Long live the wildcat!
Other Terms
- Ignition: The electrical system that starts the engine of a car.
- Ignition Key: The key that is used for starting the ignition.
- Air Bag: A special bag in the front of a car that fills up with air if you crash.
- Bodywork: The main outside part of a car.
- Exhaust: Waste gas that comes out of a car.
- Petrol Tank: A metal box which contains petrol.