Definizione monolingua

car

car (plural cars)

1. (dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
2. A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation; a motorcar or automobile

   She drove her car to the mall.

3. (rail transport, chiefly North America) An unpowered unit in a railroad train

   The conductor linked the cars to the locomotive.

4. (rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit

   The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit

5. (rail transport) 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.

6. A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car

   We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.

7. The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism

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

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

   The most exciting part of riding a Ferris wheel is when your car goes over the top.

9. The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus
   • 1850, John Wise, A System of Aeronautics, page 152:

     Everything being apparently in readiness now, I stepped into the car of the balloon, […]

10. (sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track
    • 1995, Ken Textor, The New Book of Sail Trim^[1], ISBN 0924486813, page 201:

      On boats 25 feet or more, it is best to mount a mast car and track on the front of the mast so you can adjust the height of the pole above the deck

11. (uncountable, US) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car

    Buy now! You can get more car for your money.

car m. (feminine cara, masculine plural cars, feminine plural cares)

1. expensive
2. dear

car

1. somewhat, quite, rather

   tha thu car fadalach - youre somewhat late

   thig an stòiridh gu ceann car obann - the story came to an end somewhat abruptly

car

1. as, since, because, for

   J’ai ouvert mon parapluie car il pleuvait. — I opened my umbrella because it was raining.

Definizione dizionario car

	auto
	automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver
	Veicolo a quattro ruote usato per il trasporto terrestre e usualmente spinto da un motore interno a combustione a benzina o diesel.
	A four-wheeled motor vehicle used for land transport, usually propelled by a gasoline or diesel internal combustion engine.

	automobile
	automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver
	Veicolo a quattro ruote usato per il trasporto terrestre e usualmente spinto da un motore interno a combustione a benzina o diesel.
	A four-wheeled motor vehicle used for land transport, usually propelled by a gasoline or diesel internal combustion engine.

	macchina
	automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver
	Veicolo a quattro ruote usato per il trasporto terrestre e usualmente spinto da un motore interno a combustione a benzina o diesel.
	A four-wheeled motor vehicle used for land transport, usually propelled by a gasoline or diesel internal combustion engine.

	cabina
	moving, load-carrying component of an elevator
	passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not

	vagone
	railway carriage, a nonpowered unit in a railroad train

	autoveicolo
	Veicolo a quattro ruote usato per il trasporto terrestre e usualmente spinto da un motore interno a combustione a benzina o diesel.
	A four-wheeled motor vehicle used for land transport, usually propelled by a gasoline or diesel internal combustion engine.

	autovettura
	Veicolo a quattro ruote usato per il trasporto terrestre e usualmente spinto da un motore interno a combustione a benzina o diesel.
	A four-wheeled motor vehicle used for land transport, usually propelled by a gasoline or diesel internal combustion engine.

carlinga

carro

carrozza

cassa

machina

vettura

Altri significati:

The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.

A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.

(rail transport, chiefly North America) An unpowered unit in a railroad train.

(uncountable, US) The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.

(computing) The first part of a cons in LISP. The first element of a list.

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

(rail transport) an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.

(rail transport) A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.

(sailing) A sliding fitting that runs along a track.

A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation; a motor car or automobile

(dated) A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal

The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.