- Elements
- Pedestrians walk on the pavement (sidewalk, in America)
- Traffic lights
- to jump a red light is a serious offense
- a junction
- a give-way sign
- a roundabout
- Traffic congestion
- busy roads
- a build-up of traffic / a pile-up
- to be caught on a traffic jam
- a tailback = a long line of traffic
- A gridlock
- to avoid the rush hour
- Pollution
- Noise pollution
- Exhaust emissions
- Toxic fumes
- lead-free petrol
- Bad luck
- Something goes wrong
- To deal with a difficult situation
- to be icy on the road
- a puncture /a flt tyre / burst a tyre
- Inflate, fit, replace a tyre
- a breakdown
- To get stuck
- to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
- to pull over
- Reckless driving
- Road rage
- Speeding
- Accidents
- To lose the control of the car
- to go off the track (salirse de la pista)
- To run into another car / to crash into
- a crash / a collision
- to collide
- a head-on crash
- to run over
- to be knocked-down
- a pile-up = crash with several vehicles
- a hit-and-run accident / a hit-and-run driver
- the car was a written-off (siniestro total)
- Sanctions
- An offence
- A fine
- On the spot fine
- to be banned from driving
- to result ina ban for several years
- Penalty points
- On-th-spot fines for careless driving
- Cars
- Driving
- A Pedestriancrossing
- Adriving licence
- To give sway
- A give-way sign
- To have the right of way
- Parts
- To put the key in the ignition handbrake
- to release the clutch
- the shift gear
- To press your foot on the brake / the clutch pedal
- seatbelt
- Buckle / undo your seat belt
- Worn tyres
- To hoot / to boot/ to beep / to sound your horn
- Tyretreads (roderas)
- Speed limit
- To break it / to observe it / to drive the speed limit
- to be caught on a speed camera
- to pay a fine
- Actions
- to go into a car (chocar por detras)
- To hit the road ( to go home)
- To pull over
- To pull up
- to slid / skid
- to crash
- Trucks
- A carrier (transportista)
- Trains
- platform
- change (transbordo)
- Next train is due to arrive at platform 4 at 9 p.m.
- Buses
- Buses run every ten minutes
- They are full up
- I missed the bus (
lost) - The bus stop
- The fare (billete)
- Sailing
- To burn all my boats (abandon)
- To be palin sailing (easy)
- To push the boat ( decide to do sth)
- To sail close to the wind ( wait until the last minute)
- To miss the boat (pasarse el plazo)
- to take the wind out of his sails
- Cortar las alas / bajar las alas /dejar a alguien sin poder rebatir
- He sailed through the trials with flying colours
- Flying
- To be a frequent flyer
- My scheduled flight to America (ˈʃedjuːld)
- This flight is delayed
- To miss the flight
- the flight is fully booked / cancelled
- to catch a connecting flight
- the plane comes to an halt
- to hop into a plane
- a featherweight plane
- to soar upwards
- to glide= planear
- to swoop
- An eagle hovers ready to swoop at any moment ( ttack)
- an engine failure
- a customer service desk
- provide any assistance
- To take fully responsability for the inconvinience
- to make a full refund
- the airline
- To fly into a rage
