Parts of a car – internal

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an air vent ein Entlüfter ‘Can you close the air vents?’

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air conditioning Klimaanlage ‘Can you turn the air conditioning up, please?’

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an interior light eine Innenbeleuchtung ‘Can you turn the interior light on?’

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a dashboard ein Armaturenbrett ‘Don’t forget to put the parking permit on the dashboard.’

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a fan ein Ventilator ‘The fan is broken, so it’s very hot in the car.’

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a floor mat eine Bodenmatte ‘We need to buy some new floor mats. These are rather worn.’

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a gear stick ein Schalthebel ‘The gear stick on this car is behind the steering wheel.’

American English = ‘a gear shift’

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a glovebox ein Handschuhfach ‘The insurance documents are in the glovebox.’

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a handbrake eine Handbremse ‘Don’t forget to apply the handbrake at the end of the journey.’

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a headrest eine Kopfstütze ‘The headrests can be adjusted if needed.’

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a heated seat ein geheizter Sitzplatz ‘Does the car have heated seats?’

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a heater eine Heizung ‘The heater is broken. It’s very cold in the car in winter.’

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a petrol gauge eine Tankanzeige ‘The petrol gauge is showing that we don’t have much fuel left.’

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a rearview mirror ein Rückspiegel ‘Don’t forget to check the rear-view mirror before indicating.’

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a sat nav ein Satellitennavigationsgerät ‘I’m not too sure where it is, so I’ll use the sat nav.’

Or ‘a GPS’

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a seat ein Sitz ‘There are two seats in the front of the car and three seats in the back.’

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a seat belt ein Sicherheitsgurt ‘Have you fastened your seat belt? The warning light on the dashboard is on.’

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a speedometer ein Geschwindigkeitsmesser ‘The speedometer on this car shows the speed in both miles per hour and kilometres per hour.’

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a steering wheel ein Steuerrad ‘The controls for the radio are on the steering wheel.’

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a warning light eine Warnleuchte ‘A warning light is on. We might need to take the car to the garage.’

Your score Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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an air vent
ein Entlüfter
‘Can you close the air vents?’

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air conditioning
Klimaanlage
‘Can you turn the air conditioning up, please?’

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an interior light
eine Innenbeleuchtung
‘Can you turn the interior light on?’

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a dashboard
ein Armaturenbrett
‘Don’t forget to put the parking permit on the dashboard.’

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a fan
ein Ventilator
‘The fan is broken, so it’s very hot in the car.’

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a floor mat
eine Bodenmatte
‘We need to buy some new floor mats. These are rather worn.’

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a gear stick
ein Schalthebel
‘The gear stick on this car is behind the steering wheel.’

American English = ‘a gear shift’

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a glovebox
ein Handschuhfach
‘The insurance documents are in the glovebox.’

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a handbrake
eine Handbremse
‘Don’t forget to apply the handbrake at the end of the journey.’

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a headrest
eine Kopfstütze
‘The headrests can be adjusted if needed.’

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a heated seat
ein geheizter Sitzplatz
‘Does the car have heated seats?’

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a heater
eine Heizung
‘The heater is broken. It’s very cold in the car in winter.’

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a petrol gauge
eine Tankanzeige
‘The petrol gauge is showing that we don’t have much fuel left.’

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a rearview mirror
ein Rückspiegel
‘Don’t forget to check the rear-view mirror before indicating.’

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a sat nav
ein Satellitennavigationsgerät
‘I’m not too sure where it is, so I’ll use the sat nav.’

Or ‘a GPS’

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a seat
ein Sitz
‘There are two seats in the front of the car and three seats in the back.’

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a seat belt
ein Sicherheitsgurt
‘Have you fastened your seat belt? The warning light on the dashboard is on.’

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a speedometer
ein Geschwindigkeitsmesser
‘The speedometer on this car shows the speed in both miles per hour and kilometres per hour.’

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a steering wheel
ein Steuerrad
‘The controls for the radio are on the steering wheel.’

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a warning light
eine Warnleuchte
‘A warning light is on. We might need to take the car to the garage.’