Italian Vocabulary - Transportation

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What is the Italian term for 'to rent a car'?

  • guidare la macchina
  • noleggiare (correct)
  • prendere i mezzi pubblici
  • fare benzina

Which option describes what 'il finestrino' refers to?

  • steering wheel
  • trunk
  • traffic officer
  • car window (correct)

Which of the following translates to 'traffic'?

  • il traffico (correct)
  • il parcheggio
  • la multa
  • il faro

What does 'il cambiare automatico/manuale' refer to?

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What action does 'convalidare' represent in the context of transportation?

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Flashcards

Automatic Transmission

A type of transmission that automatically shifts gears.

Speed Limit

The maximum speed allowed on a road.

Get a flat tire

When the tire loses air pressure.

Taking public transportation

Using public means such as buses, or subways in order to travel.

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Car

A vehicle with four wheels, used for personal transportation.

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Study Notes

Italian Vocabulary - Transportation & Vehicles

  • Buckling a seatbelt: allacciare (seatbelt)
  • Accident: avere un incidente
  • Trunk: il bagagliaio
  • Boat: la barca
  • Ticket Office: la biglietteria
  • Ticket: il biglietto
  • Train Track/Platform: il binario
  • Flat Tire: bucare una gomma
  • Hood: il cofano
  • Transmission: il cambio automatico/manuale (automatic/manual)
  • Truck: il camion
  • Seatbelt: la cintura di sicurezza
  • Hit (verb): colpire (-isc-)
  • Ticket Collector: il controllore
  • Validate (ticket): convalidare
  • Comparison: così + [adjective or adverb] + come (as… as)
  • Gas: fare benzina
  • Fill the Tank: fare il pieno
  • Headlight: il faro
  • Stop (bus/train): la fermata
  • Window (car/train/plane): il finestrino
  • Brake: frenare
  • Brakes: i freni
  • Clutch: la frizione
  • Tire: la gomma
  • Driving a Car: guidare la macchina
  • Mechanic: il/la meccanico/a
  • Least: il/la meno...
  • Most: il/la più...
  • Driver: l’autista
  • Highway: l’autostrada
  • Speed Limit: il limite di velocità
  • Timetable: l’orario
  • Car: la macchina
  • Less Than: meno + [adjective, adverb, or noun] + di
  • Subway: la metro(politana)
  • Means of Transportation: i mezzi di trasporto
  • Engine/Motor: il motore
  • Scooter: il motorino
  • Fine/Traffic Ticket: la multa
  • Ship: la nave
  • Rent (car): noleggiare
  • Windshield: il parabrezza
  • Park: parcheggiare
  • Driver's License: la patente
  • More Than: più + [adjective, adverb, or noun] + di
  • More/Fewer Than (number): più/meno di + [number]
  • Car Door: la portiera
  • Public Transportation: prendere i mezzi pubblici
  • First/Second Class: prima/seconda classe
  • Bus: il pullman
  • As Much As: (tanto) quanto
  • Repair: riparare
  • Break Down: essere in panne
  • Service Station: la stazione di servizio
  • Taxi: il taxi
  • Windshield Wiper: il tergicristallo
  • Traffic: il traffico
  • Ferry: il traghetto
  • Train: il treno
  • Traffic Officer: il/la vigile urbano/a
  • Steering Wheel: il volante
  • Comparisons: The phrase così… come (as… as) is used to compare things.

  • Quantities: più/meno di (more/less than) is a common way to express quantities.

  • Specific Uses: Use a variety of verbs with la macchina for actions like guidare (driving), parcheggiare (parking), or riparare (repairing). Notice the use of avere with incidente to mean "have/be in" an accident, showing the idiomatic use.

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