Next the purchase of a motorbike in the barrio of Malvin in Montevideo the creator has experienced occasional prerequisites to check out mechanics / sales men and women and focus on different objects regarding bikes, automobiles and the mechanical components of the two.
This artcile delivers a list of handy vocabulary that he has recorded through this system translations are not assured to be 100% accurate but they have been acquired to interaction with locals.
- Spanish: English
- La chapa : The variety (licence) plate…the genuine metallic plate on the car.
- La matricula: The registration of the car that allows the concern of a plate.
- Patente Rodo: The highway fund licence (once-a-year rate to allow you to drive on the street)
- Los cambios: The gears
- Primer: Initial
- Segunda: 2nd
- Tercera: Third
- Cuarta: Fourth
- Quinta: Fifth
- Punto muerto / Neutralo: Neutral gear
- El embrague: The clutch
- El accelerador: The accelerator / throttle
- El incendido electronic: Electric start out
- La junta: The seal (for case in point the rocker deal with seal)
- El alternador: The alternator
- La cadena: The chain
- El aceite: The oil
- El aceite del motor: Engine oil
- El aceite de la cadena: Chain oil
- Lubricacion: Lubrication
- Lubricante: Lubricant
- El freno: The brake
- Freno de disco: Brake disc
- Pastilles de freno: Brake shoes/pads
- Las ruedas: The wheels
- La horquilla: The fork (suspension fork)
- La amortiguacion: The suspension / shock absorber
- El manillar: The handlebars
- La nafta: Petrol (gas)
- El tanque: The tank
- El pie: The stand (practically the foot)
- El cuadro: The frame
- El asiento: The seat / saddle
- Las aforjas: The panniers (saddlebags)
- Los guardabarros: The mud guards
- Caño de escape: Exhaust/Tail pipe (practically pipe of escape)
- Los espejos: The mirrors
- La garantia: Guarantee/Assurance
- Arreglar: To take care of
- Andar: To trip (in Uruguay/Argentina)
- Manajar: To generate (also utilised with motorbikes by some people)
- Montar: To experience (in other nations, basically to mount)
This record is not built to be exhaustive but may perhaps verify valuable if any individual is dealing with mechanics in distinct, most of the types I have fulfilled do not speak English but with some perseverance it is flawlessly attainable to make your message comprehended – in no way less than estimate the ability of seem results and charades in the absence of the appropriate terms.
