Following the acquisition of a motorcycle within the barrio of Malvin in Montevideo the writer has had occasional necessities to go to mechanics / gross sales individuals and focus on varied gadgets relating to bikes, automobiles and the mechanical parts of each.
This artcile gives an inventory of helpful vocabulary that he has recorded throughout this course of; translations should not assured to be 100% correct however they’ve been discovered to interplay with locals.
- Spanish: English
- La chapa : The quantity (licence) plate…the precise metallic plate on the car.
- La matricula: The registration of the car that enables the problem of a plate.
- Patente Rodo: The street fund licence (annual price to mean you can drive on the street)
- Los cambios: The gears
- Primer: First
- Segunda: Second
- Tercera: Third
- Cuarta: Fourth
- Quinta: Fifth
- Punto muerto / Neutralo: Impartial gear
- El embrague: The clutch
- El accelerador: The accelerator / throttle
- El incendido digital: Electrical begin
- La junta: The seal (for instance the rocker cowl seal)
- El alternador: The alternator
- La cadena: The chain
- El aceite: The oil
- El aceite del motor: Engine oil
- El aceite de la cadena: Chain oil
- Lubricacion: Lubrication
- Lubricante: Lubricant
- El freno: The brake
- Freno de disco: Brake disc
- Pastilles de freno: Brake sneakers/pads
- Las ruedas: The wheels
- La horquilla: The fork (suspension fork)
- La amortiguacion: The suspension / shock absorber
- El manillar: The handlebars
- La nafta: Petrol (fuel)
- El tanque: The tank
- El pie: The stand (actually the foot)
- El cuadro: The body
- El asiento: The seat / saddle
- Las aforjas: The panniers (saddlebags)
- Los guardabarros: The mud guards
- Caño de escape: Exhaust/Tail pipe (actually pipe of escape)
- Los espejos: The mirrors
- La garantia: Guarantee/Assure
- Arreglar: To repair
- Andar: To experience (in Uruguay/Argentina)
- Manajar: To drive (additionally used with motorbikes by some individuals)
- Montar: To experience (in different international locations, actually to mount)
This record shouldn’t be designed to be exhaustive however could show helpful if anybody is coping with mechanics specifically, many of the ones I’ve met don’t communicate English however with some perseverance it’s completely attainable to make your message understood – by no means beneath estimate the facility of sound results and charades within the absence of the proper phrases.
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