vehicle

el vehículo

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vehicle(

kuhl

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (transport)

a. el vehículo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The university is developing a driverless, non-polluting vehicle.La universidad está desarrollando un vehículo sin conductor, no contaminante.

2. (means)

a. el vehículo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He saw his position in the government as a vehicle for self-enrichment.Veía su puesto en el gobierno como un vehículo para el enriquecimiento propio.

b. el medio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Her sculptures are a vehicle for the expression of her feelings.Sus esculturas son un medio para expresar sus sentimientos.

vehicle

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (also fig)

a. el vehículo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

vehicle [ˈviːɪkl]

noun

1 (form of transport) vehículo (m)

2 (means) vehículo (m); medio (m); instrumento (m);for para

the programme was a vehicle for promoting himself el programa era un vehículo or medio or instrumento para promocionarse; they see the new constitution as a vehicle for change ven la nueva constitución como un instrumento de cambio

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feature available when vehicle is safely stopped	función disponible cuando vehículo está detenido de forma segura
vehicle identification number	el número de identificación del vehículo
enhanced vehicle	vehículo mejorado
zombies were hit by a vehicle	un vehículo atropelló unos zombis
light commercial vehicle	la camioneta
towing vehicle	la grúa
police vehicle	vehículo policial
vehicle repair shop	taller mecánico
zombies hit by vehicle	zombis atropellados por vehículo