🇬🇧 English from 🇷🇺 Russian Все слова
car
/kɑːr/
A1 noun Transport
🇷🇺 Russian: машина
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Definition

🇬🇧 English
noun

A vehicle with an engine and four wheels, used to carry a small number of passengers on roads.

Определение

🇷🇺 Russian

Механизм, сложное сооружение, устройство для выполнения технологических операций, связанных с преобразованием, видоизменением энергии, материалов или информации.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Countable noun. Plural: cars. Common collocations: drive a car, car park (parking lot), car boot (boot = trunk in American English), by car, company car, used car, car keys.

Cultural Notes

In Britain, people drive on the left side of the road (unlike most of Europe). Cars in the UK have the steering wheel on the right side. 'The car boot sale' is a British event where people sell items from the back of their cars in a car park. Black taxis (hackney carriages) are a symbol of London like the red bus.

Example Sentences

He fixes the car.

"He fixes the car."

🇷🇺 "Он чинит машину."

He helps the old man out of the car.

"He helps the old man out of the car."

🇷🇺 "Он помогает старику выйти из машины."

Fill in the Blank 🇬🇧 English

He fixes the ___.

Practice Quiz

1. In Britain, people drive on the ___ side of the road.
2. In British English, the 'boot' of a car is the:

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