Boek English File - Intermediate - Les 3A

a large, heavy motor vehicle designed for transporting goods or materials over long distances

vrachtwagen, transportwagen

a light vehicle that has two wheels and is powered by an engine

motorfiets, bromfiets

a very wide road that has no intersections or cross-traffic and is designed for high-speed travel

snelweg, autosnelweg

a light motor vehicle with a floorboard on which the rider puts their legs, and with wheels of usually small size

scooter, motorfiets

a vehicle that is powered by electricity and moves on rails in a street, used for transporting passengers

tram, trolleybus

a city's railway system that is below the ground, usually in big cities

metro, ondergrondse spoorlijn

a big vehicle without back windows, smaller than a truck, used for carrying people or things

busje, vrachtwagen

a belt in cars, airplanes, or helicopters that a passenger fastens around themselves to prevent serious injury in case of an accident

veiligheidsgordel

a system or method for carrying people or goods from a place to another by trains, cars, etc.

vervoer, transportnetwerk

a bus with comfortable seats that carries many passengers, used for long journeys

coach, tourbus

a boat or ship used to transport passengers and sometimes vehicles, usually across a body of water

veerboot, ferry

a device that photographs one's vehicle if one exceeds the speed limit

flitspaal, snelheidsmeter

a situation where a car collides with something, such as another vehicle or other object

auto-ongeluk, botsing met een auto

an area on a road that is marked with wide white lines, where vehicles must stop so people could walk across the road safely

zebrapad, oversteekplaats

a time of day at which traffic is the heaviest because people are leaving for work or home

spitsuur, drukte

a large number of bikes, cars, buses, etc. that are waiting in lines behind each other which move very slowly

verkeersopstopping, files

a sum of money one needs to pay as punishment for parking one's vehicle at a place that parking is illegal

parkeertijdboete, parkeerbon

a section of a road specially marked and separated for people who are riding bicycles

fietspad, fietsstrook

a set of lights, often colored in red, yellow, and green, that control the traffic on a road

verkeerslichten, verkeerssignalering

the most speed that a vehicle is legally allowed to have in specific areas, roads, or conditions

snelheidslimiet, maximale snelheid

an area where taxis park and wait until someone orders a taxi

taxistandplaats, taxi station

an area where taxis stand in a line to pick up passengers

taxistandplaats, taxi-perron

the work that is done to build or repair a road

wegwerkzaamheden, wegbouw

a place where people can buy fuel for their vehicles

brandstofzone, tankstation

to leave somewhere with something that one does not own

wegrennen met, ontsnappen met

to take and lift something or someone up

oppakken, opheffen