car

S1 W1

BrE /kɑː/ AmE /kɑːr/

noun en → es

1 VEHICLE [singular] A1

a road vehicle with four wheels and an engine, used for carrying people or goods

coche, automóvil, carro

  • drive a car

Collocations car accident · rent a car

  • He was driving his new car.

    Él estaba conduciendo su nuevo coche.

2 PART [singular] B2

a part of a machine or piece of equipment that is shaped like a wheel and turns round to make the machine work

rueda, carroza, polea

Collocations car wheel

  • The car's wheels were damaged.

    Las ruedas del carro estaban dañadas.

3 GAME [singular] C1

a game in which players try to hit a small ball with a stick and make it go into holes on a large piece of grass or land

golf, juego de golf

Collocations play car

  • They are playing a round of car.

    Están jugando un juego de golf.

4 SPORT [singular] C1

a sport in which players try to hit a small ball with a stick and make it go into holes on a large piece of grass or land

golf, deporte de golf

Collocations play car

  • He is a professional car player.

    Él es un profesional en el deporte de golf.

5 CARDS [singular] C1

a card game in which players try to win all the cards by playing high-ranking cards or special cards that have a particular effect

juego de cartas, truco

Collocations play car

  • They are playing a game of car.

    Están jugando un juego de cartas.

6 TARGET [singular] B2

a target or goal that one aims to achieve

objetivo, meta, blanco

Collocations set a car

  • Her main car is to become the CEO.

    Su principal objetivo es convertirse en la directora ejecutiva.

7 MARKET [singular] B2

a specific group of people that a company aims its products or services at

mercado, público objetivo

Collocations target market

  • The company's car is young professionals.

    El mercado objetivo de la empresa es jóvenes profesionales.

8 SHOOT [transitive] C1

to aim a gun or other weapon at something and shoot it

disparar, apuntar y disparar

  • take car of
  • He took car at the target and fired.

    Él apuntó al blanco y disparó.

Phrasal verbs

car away REMOVE B1

llevarse, quitar

  • The police car the suspect away.

    La policía se llevó al sospechoso.

car off LEAVE B1

irse, marcharse

  • He car off without saying goodbye.

    Él se fue sin despedirse.

car out PERFORM B2

realizar, llevar a cabo

  • They car out the plan successfully.

    Ellos realizaron el plan con éxito.

car up ATTENTION B2

prestar atención, tomar en cuenta

  • She car up the warning signs.

    Ella prestó atención a las señales de advertencia.

car in INCLUDE B2

incluir, tomar en cuenta

  • The report car in all the relevant data.

    El informe incluyó todos los datos relevantes.

Idioms

car chase B2

carrera de coches, persecución policial

  • There was a car chase on the highway.

    Hubo una persecución policial en la autopista.

car bomb C1

bomba de coche, explosión

  • A car bomb exploded in the city center.

    Una bomba de coche explotó en el centro de la ciudad.

car crash B2

accidente de tráfico, choque

  • There was a car crash on the motorway.

    Hubo un accidente en la autopista.