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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
battery,
car battery n | (for car's lights, etc.) | bilbatteri s |
| | The battery died because Wilma left the headlights on all night. |
| beat-up car n | US, slang (car in poor condition) (vardagligt) | skrothög s |
| | I love my beat-up car, even though it´s covered in dents and scratches. |
| buffet car n | (train: refreshments carriage) | restaurangvagn s |
| | The train doesn't have a buffet car so be sure to bring some snacks for the trip. |
| by car adv | (via motor vehicle) | med bil prep + s |
| | By car, you could get from Lansing to Detroit in about two hours. |
| cable car n | US (streetcar on cable railway) | spårvagn s |
| | When we visited San Francisco, we took a ride on the cable car. |
| cable car n | UK (ski lift) | lift s |
| | | skidlift s |
| | The skiiers took the cable car to the top of the slope. |
| car accident n | (automobile crash) | bilolycka s |
| | The number of car accidents has fallen in Western Europe over the past 3 years. |
| car crash n | (automobile accident) (vardagligt) | krock s |
| | | bilolycka s |
| | The driver was killed in the car crash but the passenger survived. |
| car hire n | UK (vehicle rental) | biluthyrning s |
| | Low cost airlines can often offer you special low cost car hire too. |
car hood (US),
car bonnet (UK) n | (part covering car's engine) | motorhuv s |
car rental,
also UK: car hire n | (hiring a motor vehicle) | biluthyrning s |
| car ride n | (journey, outing in a car) | biltur s |
| | When I was a child, my family went for a car ride every Sunday. |
car salesperson,
plural: car salespeople,
car salespersons n | (person who sells automobiles) | bilförsäljare s |
| car seat n | (child's removable seat in a car) | bilbarnstol, barnstol s |
| | A car seat must fit the child correctly. |
| car wash n | (facility: vehicle cleaning) | biltvätt s |
| | My car is so dirty that I must take it to the car wash. |
carfare,
car fare n | US (fee paid for a bus or taxi ride) (specifik) | vägtull s |
| | (allmän) | vägavgift s |
carjacker,
car-jacker,
car jacker n | (robber who hijacks a car) | biltjuv s |
| | | bilkapare s |
carpool,
car pool n | US (car-sharing arrangement) | bilpool s |
| | | samåkning s |
| | Mandy and her friends arranged a carpool for their weekly art class. |
carpool,
car pool n | US (group of car sharers) | bilpool s |
| | | samåkare s |
| | We added another driver to the carpool. |
carpool,
car pool n as adj | US (relating to a carpool) (förled) | bilpools- adj |
| | (förled) | samåknings- adj |
| | This highway should have a carpool lane. |
carsick,
UK: car-sick,
car sick adj | (nauseous from car travel) | åksjuk, bilsjuk adj |
| | Reading in the car can make some people carsick. |
| compact car n | (small economical car) | kompaktbil s |
| | The company launched a new model of the compact car about a month ago. |
| dining car n | (train carriage) | restaurangvagn s |
| | It's a good idea to reserve ahead if you want a table in the dining car. |
| electric car n | (car powered by electricity) | elbil, elektrisk bil s |
| | The auto industry needs to develop a cost-effective electric car. |
flatcar,
flat car (US),
flat wagon (UK) n | (railway: car with no sides) | lastvagn s |
garage sale,
yard sale n | US (sale of used items) | loppmarknad s |
| | (specifik) | garageförsäljning s |
| | They sold a lot of their old things in a garage sale. |
| hood n | US (part covering car's engine) | motorhuv, huv s |
| | Jaime looked under the hood to see if she could see what the problem with her car was. |
| | Jamie stod under motorhuven (or: huven) för att se om hon kunde se vad det var för problem med hennes bil. |
parking lot,
car lot,
lot (US),
car park (UK) n | (vehicle parking area) | parkeringsplats s |
| | (vardagligt) | parkering s |
| | I left my car in the parking lot. |
passenger car (US),
passenger carriage (UK) n | (carriage of a train) (tågvagn med passagerare) | passagerarvagn s |
| | | sittvagn s |
| | The ticket inspector walked through the passenger car and checked all the tickets. |
| passenger car n | (automobile) | passagerarbil s |
patrol car,
squad car,
prowl car (US) n | (on-duty police automobile) | polisbil s |
| | | fartkontrollant s |
| | Slow down to the speed limit -- there's a patrol car around the bend. |
| | I pulled over when I saw the patrol car's lights in my rear-view mirror. |
| police car n | (vehicle used by police) | polisbil s |
| | We arrived to see a police car outside our home. |
| | Within minutes of the alarm going off, 12 police cars were surrounding the building. |
Pullman,
Pullman car n | ® (railroad car) | Pullman, pullmanvagn s |
| Anmärkning: As a registered trademark, 'Pullman' should be capitalized. |
race car,
racing car n | (high-powered motor vehicle for racing) | racingbil s |
| | | tävlingsbil s |
| | The race car sped round the track at 150 miles per hour. |
rental car,
also UK: hire car n | (hired motor vehicle) | hyrbil s |
| | (vardagligt) | lånebil s |
| | Please allow plenty of time for you to return your rental car. |
self-driving car,
driverless car n | (autonomous vehicle) | självgående bil, självkörande bil s |
sports car,
sport car n | (small, low, fast car) | sportbil s |
| | We knew Tom was going through a mid-life crisis when he bought a sports car. |
| town car n | (luxury vehicle) (lånord) | town car s |
| | The executive was picked up in a Lincoln town car. |
| toy car n | (child's plaything: miniature vehicle) | leksaksbil s |
| | The little boy was pushing his toy car along the floor. |
trolley,
trolley car n | US (tram, streetcar) | spårvagn s |
| | Dean catches the trolley to work; it stops right outside his office. |
wrecker,
tow car n | (vehicle used to pull another) | bärgningsbil s |
| | The wrecker came pretty quickly and pulled our car out of the ditch. |