Automobile and Driving Glossary O-Q
An Annotated English-German Glossary
Englisch-Deutsches Auto-Lexikon
German Vocabulary Related to Cars and Driving in German Europe
Noun genders: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), Br. (British), n. (noun), pl. (plural), v. (verb)
Also see:
Traffic Sign Glossary
Travel Glossary
Rail Travel Glossary
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O
octane s Oktan
high-octane gas/fuel Benzin/Kraftstoff mit hoher Oktanzahl
odometer r Kilometerzähler
speedometer r Tachometer
tachometer r Drehzahlmesser
Note that the German word Tachometer is a speedometer. An English "tachometer" is a Drehzahlmesser ("revolution counter") in German. From Greek tachos, speed.
off-road Offroad- (in compounds)
off-road vehicle s Geländefahrzeug (-e)
oil s Öl
oil change r Ölwechsel
oil level r Ölstand
oil level warning e Ölstandswarnung
oil pressure r Öldruck
one-way street e Einbahnstraße (-n)
open adj. frei
open road/highway freie Fahrt
open to traffic Durchfahrt frei
output e Leistung
outside mirrors Außenspiegel
overheat (motor) v. überhitzen, heißlaufen
overpass e Überführung
oversized/long vehicle s Lang-Fahrzeug (-e)
overtake, pass überholen
owner r Besitzer (-)
ozone s Ozon
P
park v. parken
parking s Parken, s Einparken
no parking r Parkverbot
parking for 25 cars 25 Parkplätze
plenty of parking genug Parkplätze
parking attendent r Parkplatzwächter (-)
parking bay e Parkbucht
parking brake e Parkbremse
parking disk e Parkscheibe (-n)
parking fine e Geldbuße (für Parkvergehen)
parking garage, car park s Parkhaus (-häuser)
parking light(s), sidelight(s) s Standlicht (-er)
parking lot r Parkplatz
parking meter e Parkuhr (-en)
parking space r Parkplatz (-plätze), r Stellplatz (off-street)
parking ticket r Strafzettel
parkway e Allee (-n)
part r Teil (-e)
car parts Autoteile
moving parts bewegliche Teile
spare parts Ersatzteile
pass, overtake überholen
no passing r Überholverbot
passenger (in car) r Beifahrer (-), r Mitfahrer (-)
passenger door e Beifahrertür (-en)
passenger seat r Beifahrersitz (-e)
passing lane e Überholspur (-en)
pave (road) v. betonieren (concrete), asphaltieren, pflastern (with stones)
pavement, paving (road) r Bodenbelag, e Straße
leave the pavement/road von der Straße abkommen
pedal s Pedal (-e)
put the pedal to the metal Vollgas geben
per gallon pro Gallone
In the metric system, gas mileage is measured in "liters per 100 km" rather than km per liter. Example: 15 miles per gallon = 10 Liter auf 100 km (approx.). A U.S. gallon (e Gallone) = 3.785 liters; an Imperial gallon = 4.546 liters.
per hour pro Stunde (100 km/h = 62 mph)
piston r Kolben (-)
piston engine r Kolbenmotor (-en)
piston ring r Kolbenring (-e)
piston rod e Kolbenstange (-n)
power locks e Zentralverriegelung
power brakes Servobremsen
power mirrors elektrische Spiegel
power roof elektrisches Schiebedach
power steering e Servolenkung
power windows elektrische Fensterheber
pressure r Druck
oil pressure r Öldruck
tire/tyre pressure r Reifendruck
public transportation öffentlicher Verkehr
pump e Pumpe (-n)
fuel pump e Benzinpumpe
puncture, flat tire e Reifenpanne
Q
quart s Quart (-s) (1 US guart = 0.946 liter)
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