Aihepiiri 5 TRAVEL
Teksti
Accelerate | to happen faster or earlier; to make something happen faster or earlier. | The car accelerated to overtake me. | Kiihdyttää |
Automatic | a vehicle with a system of gears that operates without direct action from the driver. | Easier to drive than manual. | Automaattinen |
Manual | a vehicle with a system of gears operated by the driver using a gear lever. | Manuaalinen | |
Bypass | a road that passes around a town or city rather than through the centre. | The western bypass around the town. | Ohittaa |
Minibus | a small vehicle with seats for about twelve people. | Pikkubussi | |
Van | a covered vehicle with no side windows in its back half, usually smaller than a lorry, used for carrying goods or people. | The driver of a white van. | Pakettiauto |
Locomotive | a railway engine that pulls a train. | Steam/diesel/electric locomotives. | Veturi |
Wagon | a railway truck for carrying goods. | He tried to hide in a container wagon. | Vaunu |
Airship | a large aircraft without wings, filled with a gas and driven by engines. | That is lighter than air. | Ilmalaiva |
Seat belt | a belt that is attached to the seat in a car or plane and that you fasten around yourself so that you are not thrown out of the seat if there is an accident. | Fasten your seat belts. | Turvavyö |
Teksti
Adventure | an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events. | Adventure stories. | Seikkailu |
Aparthotel | a type of hotel that has apartments where you can cook your own meals as well as ordinary hotel rooms. | Huoneistohotelli | |
Booking | an arrangement that you make in advance to buy a ticket to travel somewhere, go to the theatre, etc. | We can't take any more bookings. | Varaus |
Motel | a hotel for people who are travelling by car, with space for parking cars near the rooms. | Harry was lying on his bed in his motel room. | Motelli |
Suitcase | a case with flat sides and a handle, used for carrying clothes, etc. when you are travelling. | To pack/unpack a suitcase. | Matkalaukku |
Sun cream | Cream that you put on your skin to protect it from the harmful effects of the sun. | Aurinkorasva | |
Vacationer | a person who is visiting a place on holiday. | Most vacationers stay in the downtown area. | Lomailija |
Itinerary | a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit. | He drew up a detailed itinerary. | Matkasuunnitelma |
Crosswalk | a part of a road where vehicles must stop to allow people to cross. | Suojatie | |
Abroad | in or to a foreign country. | For a holiday abroad you need a valid passport. | Ulkomailla |
Teksti
Aboard | on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train. | He was already aboard the plane. | Kyytiin |
Airplane | a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines. | They arrived in Belgium by airplane. | Lentokone |
Copter | a helicopter. | Kopteri | |
Propeller | a device with two or more long, flat blades that turn quickly and cause a ship or an aircraft to move forward. | Potkuri | |
Yackt | a large sailing boat, often also with an engine and a place to sleep on board, used for pleasure trips and racing. | a luxury yacht. | Jahti |
Airbag | a safety device in a car that fills with air if there is an accident, to protect the people in the car. | Turvatyyny | |
Blinker | a light on a vehicle that flashes to show that the vehicle is going to turn left or right. | We need to have a fresh look at the plan, without blinkers. | Vilkku |
Dead end | a road, passage, etc. that is closed at one end. | The first street we tried turned out to be a dead end. |
Kuollut kulma |
Limousine | a large, expensive, comfortable car. | They walked back to the waiting limousine. | Limusiini |
Autopilot | a device in an aircraft or a ship that keeps it on a fixed course without the need for a person to control it. | I got up and dressed on autopilot. | Autopilootti |