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English Automotive / Cars & Trucks Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
to match revs		To bring both shafts to revolving at the same speed
"automotive" vs "automobile"		do not mean the same thing	Angela Arnone
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(hotshort)		on fire
50 state emissions equipped vehicle		Vehicle whose emissions comply with the regulations of 50 states	airmailrpl
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a white grease robe		a white overall
AE and YE engines		probably engine codes denoting types or models of engine made by a particular manufacturer
AGB selector		automatic gearbox selector
AGY		agency	liz askew
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artics		[short for] articulated tippers
articulager / articulater / articulated vehicle (driver's license/Nigeria)		articulated vehicle
assembly of parts vs. combination of parts		Parts assembled vs. Parts blended together in an interactive way.	Premium✍️
Entered by: Premium✍️
auditorium seating		higher seating	Abdelmonem Samir
Entered by: Abdelmonem Samir
bad-to-the-bone		very cool - as cool as it gets	Ramona Ali
Entered by: Ramona Ali
Bonnet & boot (what countries use this?)		The UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and Hong Kong.
booming exhaust		roaring/thundering exhaust
bussed input/output		input/output connections using a bus	Darko Kolega
Entered by: Darko Kolega
Busy Repeat Request		the (line/connection???) is busy, please repeat(or re-submit) your request.	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
CAN HI/CAN LOW		CAN hi/CAN low	Dan Marasescu
Entered by: Dan Marasescu
car boot sale		selling goods from vehicles
CC		cubic centimeters
CC.S		cubic centimeter per second	ErichEko ⟹⭐
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CCL NO. 111760		Climate Change Levy number
certification fuel / house fuel		ÈÏÖ¤ÆûÓÍ / ÆÕͨÆûÓÍ
chopper		helicopter/penis (double entendre, UK English)
clanged		clang/clanked = made a metallic sound/metal striking metal	Roberto Rey
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clutch pack		multi disk clutch assembly	Maciej Andrzejczak
Entered by: Maciej Andrzejczak
CO:19		County Number
Color: BL		Color:Blue
Contraflow bus and cycle lane		Buses and cycles travel in the opposite direction to other traffic	Sheila Wilson
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course vehicles		non-racing car for general use	Abdelmonem Samir
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crankcase vacuum		Vacume in the lower part of the engine where the oil is
dash		beat
Delivered-moment		amount of torque transmitted by the clutch	Darko Kolega
Entered by: Darko Kolega
depress		press down on
Design-in		user-based design	JaneD
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DF		Dynamo Field
diesel particulate filters v. diesel particle filters		"diesel particulate filters" more exact, although "diesel particle filters" is used colloquially
Digit In Down / Up		control for increasing/decreasing a set value
Dog Everything		lock everything in position	Anthony Indra
Entered by: Anthony Indra
driving license		full, clean driving licence

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