 | English  | German | |
 | to drone [machines, cars, motors, insects] | 410 brummen [Maschine, Wagen, Motor, Insekt] | |
| Nouns |
| line [of people, cars etc.] | 109 Reihe {f} | |
| petrolhead [Br.] [sl.] [fan of fast cars] | 36 Autofreak {m} [ugs.] | |
| automot. autocars [archaic] [motor vehicles, cars] | 14 Kraftfahrzeuge {pl} | |
| amateur [of cars, art, music etc.] | 13 Liebhaber {m} [von Autos, Kunst, Musik etc.] | |
| rail trolleys [Am.] [trolley cars] | 9 Straßenbahnen {pl} | |
| automot. drivers [of cars] | 7 Autofahrer {pl} | |
| automot. [VIN number for historical cars in Germany] | H-Kennzeichen {n} | |
| breaker [person or firm that breaks up old cars, ships etc.] | Verschrotter {m} | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| transp. to be stalled [cars, trains, etc.] | feststecken [Autos, Züge etc.] | |
| to crawl past [e.g. cars in dense traffic] | vorbeikriechen [z. B. Autos bei dichtem Verkehr] | |
| to start moving [horses, cars] | anziehen [sich in Bewegung setzen] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| geogr. traffic (mountain) pass [with a paved road open to cars] | Straßenpass {m} | |
| admin. automot. country code [for cars] | internationales Kfz-Kennzeichen {n} | |
| FireResc emergency lights {pl} [police cars etc.] | Blaulicht {n} | |
| automot. traffic hazard triangle [warning sign carried in cars] | Warndreieck {n} [in Autos mitgeführt] | |
| old heaps [Br.] [coll.] [worn out cars] | Schrottlauben {pl} [ugs.] | |
| traffic pile-up [coll.] [crash involving multiple cars] | Auffahrunfall {m} [mit mehreren Autos] | |
| traffic pull-off [area beside the road where cars can stop] | Haltebucht {f} | |
| econ. pol. scrapping premium [government subsidy to promote sales of new cars] | Abwrackprämie {f} [staatlicher Zuschuss zur Förderung von Neuwagenkäufen] | |
| spot repair [of paint finish, e.g. on cars] | Lackausbesserungsarbeit {f} | |
| spot repair [of paint finish, e.g. on cars] | Ausbesserung {f} von (kleinen) Lackschäden [z. B. an Autos] | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| at top speed {adv} [machines, cars] | auf Hochtouren [Maschinen, Autos] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| traffic (multiple) pile-up [coll.] [crash involving multiple cars] | Massenkarambolage {f} | |
| traffic parallel parking layout [Br.] [layout for parking cars one behind the other, in the direction of traffic] | Längsaufstellung {f} [Straßenentwurf, Parken] | |
| automot. sports vehicle log book [for racing cars] | Wagenpass {m} | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| idiom to have sth. on the brain [e.g. expensive cars] | nichts anderes als etw. im Kopf haben [z. B. teure Autos] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| car allowance rebate scheme [CARS] [Am.] | Abwrackprämie {f} | |
| traffic in-line parking layout [Am.] [layout for parking cars one behind the other, in the direction of traffic] | Längsaufstellung {f} [Straßenentwurf, Parken] | |
| traffic ninety-degree parking layout [layout for parking cars at 90° to traffic flow] | Senkrechtaufstellung {f} [Straßenentwurf, Parken] | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| FireResc with blue lights switched on {adv} [e.g. police cars] | mit eingeschaltetem Blaulicht [z. B. Polizeiwagen] | |
