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Definition for: car

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English

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: /ˈkɑː/, /kɑɹ/
    • Rhymes: -ɑː(r)

Noun

Singular
car

Plural
cars

car ( plural cars )

  1. A vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation. See also motorcar or automobile.
  2. A nonpowered unit in a railroad train.
  3. A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
  4. The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator.
  5. The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

A vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver (1)
  • Arabic: سَيّارَةٌ (sayyáːra) f .
  • Bosnian: kola n . pl . , auto n . , automobil m .
  • Breton: gwetur f .
  • Bulgarian: кола (kola) f .
  • Catalan: cotxe m . , automòbil m .
  • Czech: automobil m .
  • Danish: bil
  • Dutch: auto m . , wagen m . , automobiel m . (deprecated)
  • Esperanto: aŭtomobilo
  • Estonian: auto
  • Finnish: auto
  • French: voiture f .
  • Galician: coche m .
  • German: Auto n . , Automobil n . , Wagen m .
  • Greek: αυτοκίνητο (avtokínito) n .
  • Hebrew: אוטו (otto) (colloquial) m .
  • Hindi: गाड़ी (gā.rī)
  • Irish: carranna pl . , gluaisteáin nom.pl. and gen.sg.
  • Indonesian: mobil
  • Interlingua: auto
  • Italian: macchina
  • Japanese: 車 (くるま, kurumá)
  • Korean: 자동차 (jadong-cha)
  • Kurdish: otomobîl
  • Latin: automobilis
  • Norwegian (bokmål and nynorsk): bil m .
  • Persian: خودرو (khodro)
  • Polish: samochód m .
  • Portuguese: auto m . , automóvel m . , carro m .
  • Romanian: automotiv n .
  • Russian: машина ^ (mašína) f . , автомобиль ^ (avtomobíl’) m .
  • Scottish Gaelic: càr m .
  • Serbian:
    Cyrillic: кола n . pl . , ауто n . , аутомобил m .
    Roman: kola n . pl . , auto n . , automobil m .
  • Slovak: voz m .
  • Slovene: avto m . , avtomobil m .
  • Spanish: carro m (Latin America)
  • Swedish: bil n . , automobil n . (deprecated)
  • Thai: รถยนต์ (rōht yohn)
  • Turkish: araba
  • Ukrainian: авто (avto) m .
  • Urdu: گاڑی (gā.rī)
A nonpowered unit in a railroad train (2)
  • Arabic: عَرَبَةٌ (ʕáraba) f .
  • Bosnian: vagon m .
  • Breton: bagon f .
  • Bulgarian: вагон (vagon) m .
  • Catalan: vagó m .
  • Danish: vogn
  • Dutch: wagon m .
  • Esperanto: vagono
  • Estonian: vagun
  • Finnish: vaunu
  • French: wagon m .
  • German: Wagen m .
  • Greek: βαγώνι (vagóni) n .
  • Japanese: 客車 (きゃくしゃ, kyakushá)
  • Korean: 객차 (gaekcha)
  • Norwegian: vogn m .
  • Polish: wagon m .
  • Portuguese: vagão m .
  • Russian: вагон ^ (vagón) m .
  • Serbian:
    Cyrillic: вагон m .
    Roman: vagon m .
  • Slovene: vagon m .
  • Swedish: vagn
  • Thai: ตู้รถไฟ (tùùrōhtfai)
A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not (3)
  • Arabic: عَرَبَةٌ (ʕáraba) f .
  • Catalan: vagó m .
  • Danish: vogn
  • Estonian: vagun
  • Finnish: vaunu
  • German: Wagen m .
  • Greek: βαγώνι (vagóni) n .
  • Italian: cabina f .
  • Japanese: 客車 (きゃくしゃ, kyakushá)
  • Korean: 객차 (gaekcha)
  • Norwegian: vogn m .
  • Polish: wagon m .
  • Portuguese: carro m . , vagão m .
  • Russian: вагон ^ (vagón) m .
  • Slovene: vagon m .
  • Swedish: vagn
  • Thai: ตู้รถไฟ (tùùrōhtfai)
The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator (4)
  • Danish: elevatorstol
  • Estonian: vagun
  • Finnish: hissikori
  • German: Kabine f .
  • Italian: cabina f .
  • Russian: вагончик (vagónčik) m .
  • Breton : karr-tan m .
  • Chinese : 汽车 (qìchē), 小汽车 (xiǎo qìchē)
  • Czech : auto n .
  • Esperanto : aŭto
  • French : auto f . , automobile f .
  • Galician : automóbil m .
  • Greek : αμάξι (amáxi) n .
  • Guaraní : kóche, mba'yru
  • Hebrew : מכונית (mekhonít) f .
  • Hungarian : autó, autómobil, kocsi (informal)
  • Irish : carr m . (but referred to with feminine pronoun), gluaisteán m .
  • Interlingua : automobile
  • Italian : auto, automobile
  • Japanese : 自動車 (じどうしゃ, jidōsha)
  • Korean : 차 (cha)
  • Kurdish : tirimpêl, erebe, seyare
  • Latin : carrus m .
  • Maltese : karozza
  • Maori : waka
  • Romanian : maşină, f .
  • Spanish : auto m . , automóvil m . , coche m (Spain)
  • Sumerian : giš gigir
  • Swahili : gari
  • Tagalog : kotse
  • Tetum : karreta
  • Thai : รถ (rōht)
  • Turkish : otomobil

See also

Bosnian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь < Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 ( kaisar , ‘emperor’) < Greek καῖσαρ < Latin Caesar .

Noun

car m .

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

Catalan

Adjective

car

  1. dear
  2. expensive

Croatian

Noun

car m .

  1. czar

Czech

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь < Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 ( kaisar , ‘emperor’) < Greek καῖσαρ < 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.

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

Interlingua

Adjective

car

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

Polish

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь < Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 ( kaisar , ‘emperor’) < Greek καῖσαρ < Latin Caesar .

Pronunciation

IPA: /ʦar/

Noun

car m .

  1. czar, tsar, tzar

Derived terms

  • caryca
  • carewicz
  • carówna

Serbian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь < Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 ( kaisar , ‘emperor’) < Greek καῖσαρ < Latin Caesar .

Noun

car m .

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

Cyrillic spelling

  • цар

Slovene

Noun

car m .

  1. czar, tsar, tzar

Derived terms

  • carica

Other Translations for "car"

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Binary 1100011 1100001 1110010
Hex636172
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