Travelling by car

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Driving licence

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	to take a driving test	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Fahrprüfung ablegen	‘I'm taking my driving test next week.’
0/0	to pass a driving test	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Fahrprüfung bestehen	‘I passed my driving test aged 18 but didn't start driving regularly until two years later.’
0/0	to hold a driving licence	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	einen Führerschein haben	‘I don’t hold a driving licence; I’ve never learnt how to drive.’ American English = ‘a driving license’
0/0	to receive a speeding ticket	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Einen Strafzettel erhalten	‘I received two speeding tickets in the course of a week.’
0/0	penalty points	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	SStrafpunkte	‘I have three penalty points on my licence.’ If you commit a traffic offence, penalty points are given to you. How many depends on the offence.

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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to take a driving test

eine Fahrprüfung ablegen

‘I'm taking my driving test next week.’

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to pass a driving test

eine Fahrprüfung bestehen

‘I passed my driving test aged 18 but didn't start driving regularly until two years later.’

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to hold a driving licence

einen Führerschein haben

‘I don’t hold a driving licence; I’ve never learnt how to drive.’

American English = ‘a driving license’

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to receive a speeding ticket

Einen Strafzettel erhalten

‘I received two speeding tickets in the course of a week.’

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penalty points

SStrafpunkte

‘I have three penalty points on my licence.’

If you commit a traffic offence, penalty points are given to you. How many depends on the offence.

Problems

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	to break down	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Panne haben	‘One of our delivery vans has broken down.’
0/0	to get lost	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	sich verfahren	‘The driver got lost, so the delivery arrived later than promised.’
0/0	to have a flat tyre	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	einen platten Reifen haben	‘Sorry, I would have arrived on time, but I had a flat tyre.’
0/0	to have an accident	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	einen Unfall haben	‘The delivery driver had an accident on the way to the depot.’
0/0	to be stuck in traffic	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	im Verkehrsstau stecken	‘We were stuck in traffic for over three hours.’
0/0	a traffic jam	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Verkehrsstau	‘There’s a football match taking place this afternoon, so there are a number of traffic jams near the stadium.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

0/0

to break down

eine Panne haben

‘One of our delivery vans has broken down.’

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to get lost

sich verfahren

‘The driver got lost, so the delivery arrived later than promised.’

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to have a flat tyre

einen platten Reifen haben

‘Sorry, I would have arrived on time, but I had a flat tyre.’

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to have an accident

einen Unfall haben

‘The delivery driver had an accident on the way to the depot.’

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to be stuck in traffic

im Verkehrsstau stecken

‘We were stuck in traffic for over three hours.’

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a traffic jam

ein Verkehrsstau

‘There’s a football match taking place this afternoon, so there are a number of traffic jams near the stadium.’

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