Parts of a car – external
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a bonnet |
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eine Motorhaube |
‘Make sure you close the bonnet properly after checking the oil.’ American English = ‘a hood’ |
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a boot |
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ein Kofferraum |
‘There’s a warning triangle in the boot in case you break down.’ American English = ‘a trunk’ |
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a bumper |
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eine Stoßstange |
‘There’s a big scratch on the front bumper.’ American English = ‘a fender’ |
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a door |
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eine Tür |
‘Did you remember to lock the car doors?’ |
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an exhaust |
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ein Auspuff |
‘The exhaust is very loud. I’ll take the car to the garage to get it checked.’ American English = ‘a tailpipe’ |
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a tyre |
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ein Reifen |
‘Is there enough tread left on the tyres?’ |
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a wheel |
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ein Rad |
‘My new car has alloy wheels.’ |
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a window |
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ein Fenster |
‘You need to open the window to take the car park ticket from the barrier.’ |
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a windscreen |
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eine Windschutzscheibe |
‘The windscreen needs cleaning after the journey.’ American English = ‘a windshield’ |
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a windscreen wiper |
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ein Scheibenwischer |
‘We need to replace the windscreen wipers soon, they’re quite old.’ American English = ‘a windshield wiper’ |
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a wing mirror |
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ein Außenspiegel |
‘One of the wing mirrors is broken and needs replacing.’ |
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Lights
| Your score | Vocabulary | Audio | Translation | Example sentence / notes |
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a brake light |
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ein Bremslicht |
‘One of the brake lights isn’t working.’ |
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a bulb |
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eine Glühbirne |
‘There’s a spare bulb in the glovebox.’ |
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a headlight |
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ein Scheinwerfer |
‘The headlights are very powerful on this car.’ |
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an indicator |
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ein Blinker |
‘I’m not sure the indicators are working properly.’ |
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a side light |
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ein Seitenlicht |
‘I often turn the side lights on in daytime.’ |
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Other
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a gearbox |
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ein Schaltgetriebe |
‘The car has an automatic gearbox.’ |
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a spare wheel |
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ein Reserverad |
‘The spare wheel is in the boot.’ |
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suspension |
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die Federung |
‘The suspension on this car is quite soft.’ |
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