B2 — upper-intermediatetransport35 words
Car ownership & servicing
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| registrácija vòzila | vehicle registration — the procedure that renews a car's registration and issues an updated saobraćajna dozvola and windscreen sticker |
| tèhničkī prȅgled | vehicle technical inspection — a check of a car's condition; the testing station itself carries the same name |
| sȁobraćājnā dòzvola | vehicle registration certificate — the document for the car itself (not the driving licence, which is vozačka dozvola) |
| sèrvīs | garage, service |
| mehàničār | mechanic |
| kvȃr | breakdown, fault |
| pokváriti se | to break down |
| upáliti | to start (a car or engine); to switch on (a light, a device): auto neće da upali — the car won't start |
| pòpraviti | to repair |
| zaméniti | to exchange |
| rezèrvnī dȅo | spare part |
| servisírati | to service a car; to have routine servicing done |
| akumùlātor | car battery |
| kvȁčilo | clutch |
| kòčiōne plȍčice | brake pads (a brake is kočnica) |
| zȋmskē gȕme | winter tyres (guma means both a tyre and rubber) |
| zàmena ȕlja | oil change (engine oil; ulje alone usually means cooking oil — engine oil is motorno ulje) |
| àuspuh | exhaust pipe, muffler |
| brìsāč | windscreen wiper (usually plural: brisači) |
| fȃr | headlight (plural farovi) |
| tòčak | wheel (the tyre on it is guma, the rim felna) |
| cúriti | to leak, to drip (oil, coolant): curi ulje — the oil is leaking |
| vulkanìzer | tyre shop, where tyres are repaired and changed; also the person who does it |
| šlȅp slȕžba | tow truck service |
| šlȅpati | to tow (a car) |
| sȁobraćājnā nèzgoda | road traffic accident |
| štȅta | damage, loss; as an exclamation Šteta! — what a pity! |
| òbavezno osigùrānje | compulsory insurance; of a car — third-party liability cover |
| kȁsko | comprehensive motor insurance covering your own car |
| benzínskā pȕmpa | petrol station (pumpa alone means both a petrol station and a pump) |
| nàplatnā rȁmpa | toll gate, toll booth |
| pàrking kárta | parking ticket in the sense of a paid-parking slip (a parking fine is kazna) |
| vòzilo | vehicle — the official word on documents and signs (in speech auto or kola) |
| kilometráža | mileage, odometer reading |
| pòlovan | second-hand, used (polovan auto — a used car) |
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