Complete Definition of "car"

see|CAR|caar|carr
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English
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Etymology
From Middle English carre < Norman-French carre < Latin carra, neuter plural of carrus (four-wheeled baggage wagon) < Celtic carr (two-wheeled chariot) < Gaulish karros < Proto-Indo-European *krsos < PIE base *kers- (to run).

Pronunciation
IPA|/�k��/, /k�ɹ/
audio|en-us-car.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)

Noun
en-noun

  1. A vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation. See also motorcar or automobile.

#:She drove her car to the mall.

  1. A nonpowered unit in a railroad train.

#:The conductor linked the cars to the locomotive.

  1. A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.

#:From the front-most car of the subway, he filmed the progress through the tunnel.

  1. The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator.

#:Fix the car of the express elevator - the door is sticking.

  1. The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.

#:The child's dream was to ride the front car of the roller-coaster with her hands straight up for the whole ride.

Synonyms
auto
automobile (US)
motor (British colloquial)
motorcar

Derived terms
cable car
carfare
carpark
carwash

Translations
trans-top|automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver
Arabic: ARchar|س�ارة|س���ار�ة� unicode|(sayy�ra) f
Bosnian: kola n|p, auto n, automobil m
Breton: gwetur f
Bulgarian: кола (kola) f, ав�омобил (avtomobil) m
Catalan: cotxe m, automòbil m
Chinese: 汽�, 汽车 (qì ch�)
Czech: auto n, automobil m
Danish: bil g|Danish
Dutch: auto m, wagen m, automobiel m (deprecated)
Esperanto: aÅ­tomobilo, aÅ­to
Estonian: auto
Finnish: auto
French: voiture f, auto f, automobile m
Galician: coche m
German: Auto n, Automobil n, Wagen m, PKW m
Greek: α��οκίνη�ο (aftokínito) n, αμάξι (amáxi) n
Hebrew: ���נ�ת (mekhonyt) f, ���� (ot'o) (colloquial) m
Hindi: �ाड़� (g�.rī) f
Hungarian: autó, automobil, kocsi (informal)
Icelandic: bíll m, bifreið f
Indonesian: mobil
Interlingua: auto
Irish: carr m, gluaisteán m
Italian: macchina f,auto f, automobile f
Japanese: � (���, kurumá), ��� (�����, jid�sha)
Korean: ��차 (jadong-cha)
Kurdish: otomobîl
Latin: autocinetum
trans-mid
Lithuanian: automobilis m
Malay: t|ms|kereta
Norwegian (bokmål and nynorsk): bil m
Ojibwe: odaabaan, waasamoowidaabaan
Persian: FAchar|خ�در� (khodro)
Polish: samochód m
Portuguese: auto m, automóvel m, carro m
Romanian: automobil n
Russian: ма�ина :ru:ма�ина|^ (mašína) f, ав�омобил� :ru:ав�омобил�|^ (avtomobíl�) m
Scottish Gaelic: càr m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: кола n|p, а��о n, а��омобил m
:Roman: kola n|p, auto n, automobil m
Slovak: auto n, automobil m
Slovene: avto m, avtomobil m
Spanish: automóvil m italbrac|formal usage, auto m italbrac|especially Argentina|Bolivia|Chile|Paraguay|Uruguay , carro m italbrac|Caribbean Islands|Central America|Colombia|Peru|Venezuela, coche m italbrac|especially Mexico|South America except Venezuela|Spain, máquina m italbrac|Cuba|colloquial
Swedish: bil c, automobil c (deprecated)
Tagalog: kotse
Thai: Thai|ร�ย��� (r�ht yohn)
Turkish: araba
Ukrainian: ав�о (avto) m
Urdu: URchar|گا�� (g�.rī)
Welsh: car f
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trans-top|a railway carriage, a nonpowered unit in a railroad train
Arabic: Arab|عربة|ع�ر�ب�ة� unicode|(�áraba) f
Bosnian: vagon m
Breton: bagon f
Bulgarian: вагон (vagon) m
Catalan: vagó m
Chinese: ��, 车� (ch� xi�ng)
Czech: vagón m
Danish: vogn c
Dutch: wagon m
Esperanto: vagono
Estonian: vagun
Finnish: vaunu
French: wagon m
German: Wagen m, Wagon m
Greek: βαγ�νι (vagóni) n
Hebrew: קר�� (qaron) m
Icelandic: vagn m
Interlingua: vagon
Italian: vagone m
trans-mid
Japanese: 客� (�����, kyakushá)
Korean: �차 (gaekcha)
Malay: gerabak
Norwegian: vogn m
Ojibwe: odaabaan
Polish: wagon m
Portuguese: vagão m
Russian: вагон :ru:вагон|^ (vagón) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: вагон m
:Roman: vagon m
Slovak: vagón m
Slovene: vagon m
Swedish: vagn c
Thai: Thai|�ู�ร��� (tùùr�htfai)
Welsh: cerbyd
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trans-top|A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not
Arabic: Arab|عربة|ع�ر�ب�ة� unicode|(�áraba) f
Catalan: vagó m
Chinese: ��梯, ��梯 (sh�ng ji�ng tī)
Czech: vagón m
Danish: vogn c
Estonian: vagun
Finnish: vaunu
German: Wagen m, Wagon m
Greek: βαγ�νι (vagóni) n
Hebrew: קר�� (qaron) m
Icelandic: vagn m
Italian: cabina f
Japanese: 客� (�����, kyakushá)
trans-mid
Korean: �차 (gaekcha)
Malay: gerabak
Norwegian: vogn m
Ojibwe: odaabaan
Polish: wagon m
Portuguese: carro m, vagão m
Russian: вагон :ru:вагон|^ (vagón) m
Slovene: vagon m
Swedish: vagn c
Thai: Thai|�ู�ร��� (tùùr�htfai)
Welsh: cerbyd, car
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trans-top|The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator
Catalan: cabina f
Chinese: ��, �� (diào c�ng)
Czech: kabina f
Danish: elevatorstol
Estonian: vagun
Finnish: hissikori
German: Kabine f
Greek: θαλαμί�κο� (thalamiskos) m
trans-mid
Italian: cabina f
Ojibwe: akwaandawebizon, akwaandawaagan
Russian: кабина m
Slovak: kabína f
Swedish: hisskorg
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: karr-tan m
ttbc|Bulgarian: кола f
ttbc|Esperanto: aÅ­to
ttbc|Galician: automóbil m
ttbc|Guaraní: kóche, mba'yru
Indonesian: mobil
ttbc|Interlingua: automobile
ttbc|Korean: ì°¨ (cha)
ttbc|Kurdish: tirimpêl, erebe, seyare
mid
ttbc|Latin: carrus m
ttbc|Maltese: karozza f
ttbc|Maori: waka, k�, motok�
ttbc|Romanian: ma�in� f
ttbc|Sumerian: <SUP>giš</SUP>gigir
ttbc|Swahili: gari (nc 5/6)
ttbc|Tetum: karreta
ttbc|Thai: Thai|ร� (r�ht)
ttbc|Turkish: otomobil

See also
bus
railroad car
truck
van

Category:Automobiles
Category:Vehicles


Bosnian

Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic RUchar|�ѣ�а�� < Greek IPAchar|�αί�α�|κα��α� < Latin Caesar.

Noun
car m

  1. czar, tsar, tzar
  2. king, ruler, monarch
  3. emperor
  4. sire
  5. Caesar

Category:Bosnian nouns


Catalan

Adjective
ca-adj|fcara|mplcars|fpl=cares

  1. dear
  2. expensive

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|carevi

  1. czar

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|car|carevi
|cara|careva
|caru|carevima
|cara|careve
|care|carevi
|caru|carevima
|carem|carevima


Czech

Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic RUchar|�ѣ�а�� < Greek IPAchar|�αί�α�|κα��α� < Latin Caesar.

Noun
car m

  1. czar, tsar, tzar

French

Noun
car m

  1. coach

#: Les élèves vont à l�école en car. � The pupils go to school by coach.

Synonyms
autocar

Conjunction
car

  1. as, since, because

#: J�ai ouvert mon parapluie car il pleuvait. � I opened my umbrella because it was raining.

Synonyms
parce que

Translations
Dutch: want <!-- This is a distinction not made in English, as far as I know, so this translation exceptionally should be here, I think -->

Category:fr:Vehicles


Interlingua

Adjective
car

  1. dear
  2. expensive
  3. target of one�s fondness

Polish

Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic RUchar|�ѣ�а�� < Greek IPAchar|�αί�α�|κα��α� < Latin Caesar.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ʦar/

Noun
car m

  1. czar, tsar, tzar

Derived terms
caryca
carewicz
carówna

Category:Polish nouns


Serbian

Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic RUchar|�ѣ�а�� < Greek IPAchar|�αί�α�|κα��α� < Latin Caesar.

Noun
car m

  1. czar, tsar, tzar
  2. king, ruler, monarch
  3. emperor
  4. sire
  5. Caesar

Cyrillic spelling
�а�

Category:Serbian nouns


Slovene

Etymology
Croatian #Croatian|car

Pronunciation
IPA|[ʦar]|lang=sl

Noun
infl|sl|noun|gender=m|dual|carja|plural|carji

  1. czar, tsar, tzar

Declension
sl-noun-m1j

Derived terms
carica

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