Compound Forms:
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| catering truck n | (lorry carrying meals) (fam) | carrito de la comida nm |
| | Quería ir al baño pero la azafata había bloqueado el pasillo con el carrito de la comida. |
| delivery truck n | (lorry: delivers goods) | camión de reparto loc nom m |
| | The shipment of books arrived on a delivery truck this afternoon. |
| double truck ad n | (advertisement over two pages) | anuncio a doble plana o doble página nm |
| | (Argentina) | aviso a dos páginas loc nom m |
| | ¿Leíste el aviso a dos páginas que sacó la famosa casa de electrodomésticos? |
| | (Chile) | aviso a dos planas nm |
| | ¿Leíste el aviso a dos planas que sacó la famosa casa de electrodomésticos? |
dump truck (US),
dumper truck (UK) n | (type of truck) | volquete nm |
| | (CL, CO, EC) | volqueta nf |
| | (AR) | camión volcador loc nom m |
| | (MX) | camión de volteo loc nom m |
| | The driver of the dump truck opened his tailgate to unload the gravel. |
| dustcart n | UK, informal (refuse collection vehicle) | camión de la basura, camión de basura nm + loc adj |
| | (formal) | camión de recolección de residuos, camión de recolección de basura nm + loc adj |
fire truck (US),
fire engine (UK) n | (fire fighting vehicle) | camión de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | carro de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| | (ES) | coche de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | autobomba n amb |
| | Most fire trucks are painted red. |
| | La mayoría de los camiones de bomberos son rojos. |
firetruck,
fire truck (US),
fire engine (UK) n | (firefighters' vehicle) | camión de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | carro de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| | (ES) | coche de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | autobomba n amb |
| | A red firetruck went speeding down the street with the siren on. |
| | Un camión de bomberos rojo pasó por la calle a toda velocidad con la sirena encendida. |
flatbed truck (US),
flatbed lorry (UK) n | (flatbed: truck with open platform) | camión de plataforma grupo nom |
| forklift n | (truck for lifting) | carretilla elevadora nf + adj |
| | (AmL) | montacargas nm inv |
| | | grúa horquilla loc nom f |
| | (ES) | toro nm |
| | We need a forklift to get this crate down. |
forklift truck,
fork-lift truck,
forklift,
fork truck,
lift truck n | (vehicle for lifting heavy loads) | carretilla elevadora nf + adj |
| | (AmL) | montacargas nm inv |
| | | grúa horquilla loc nom f |
| | (ES) | toro nm |
| | You need a forklift truck to move the pallets around. |
| | Necesitas una carretilla elevadora para mover los palés. |
| freight truck n | (cargo lorry, carrier) | camión de carga nm |
garbage truck (US),
rubbish truck,
bin lorry (UK) n | (refuse collection vehicle) | camión de la basura, camión de basura nm + loc adj |
| | (formal) | camión de recolección de residuos, camión de recolección de basura nm + loc adj |
| | They put their trash out by the street so that the garbage truck can take it to the landfill. |
| | Ponen la basura afuera para que el camión de la basura la lleve al vertedero. |
hand truck (US),
sack truck (UK) n | (2-wheeled trolley) | carretilla de carga nf + loc adj |
| | (MX) | diablito nm |
| | (CL) | yegua nf |
| | (VE) | carrucha nf |
| | Sally used a hand truck to move the heavy boxes. |
| | Sally usó una carretilla de carga para mover las cajas pesadas. |
| have no truck with [sth/sb] v expr | (want nothing to do with) | no querer tener nada que ver loc verb |
| | That man is bad news and I'll have no truck with him! |
ice-cream truck (US),
ice-cream van (UK) n | (vehicle: ice cream) | camión de helados nm + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | carro de helados nm + loc adj |
| | (PR) | camión de mantecados nm + loc adj |
| | I think I can hear the ice-cream van coming! |
| | ¡Creo que oigo el camión de helados cerca! |
| lift truck | (for moving loads) | grúa horquilla loc nom f |
| | | montacargas nm inv |
| motor truck | (vehicle for carrying goods) | camión nm |
| panel truck n | (van with long, closed body) | furgoneta nf |
pickup truck,
pick-up truck,
pickup,
pick-up n | (small open-back truck) | camioneta nf |
| | (AmL; voz inglesa) | pickup, pick-up n amb |
| | (MX, NI: informal) | troca nf |
| | My new pickup truck is painted bright yellow. |
| | Mi camioneta nueva está pintada de amarillo brillante. |
| | Mi nueva pickup está pintada de amarillo brillante. |
tandem trailer,
double-bottom,
double-trailer truck,
tandem n | (tractor with two trailers) | remolque de carga loc nom m |
| | (VE) | zorra de carga loc nom f |
| tank truck n | (lorry that transports liquids, etc.) | camión cisterna loc nom m |
| | | camión tanque loc nom m |
| | (ES) | camión cuba loc nom m |
| | (CO) | carrotanque nm |
| | El camión cisterna transportaba 24.000 litros de gasolina. |
| tow truck n | (lorry: pulls vehicles) | grúa nf |
| | When her car broke down she had to call a tow truck to take it to a repair shop. |
| | Cuando se le estropeó el coche tuvo que llamar a la grúa para llevarlo al taller. |
| toy truck n | (child's plaything: miniature vehicle) | camión de juguete nm + loc adj |
| | | camioncito de juguete nm + loc adj |
| trailer truck | (automotive) | remolque nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | trailer nm |
trash truck (US),
dustbin lorry,
rubbish lorry (UK) n | (refuse collection vehicle) | camión de la basura, camión de basura nm + loc adj |
| | (formal) | camión de recolección de residuos, camión de recolección de basura nm + loc adj |
truck driver (US),
lorry driver (UK) n | ([sb] employed to drive a lorry) | camionero, camionera nm, nf |
| | (AmC, MX) | trailero, trailera nm, nf |
| | | conductor de camión, conductora de camión loc nm, loc nf |
| | My uncle worked as a truck driver transporting goods all over North America. |
| | Mi tío trabajó como camionero y transportaba bienes por toda Norteamérica. |
| truck farm n | US (farm: grows vegetables for market) | huerto nm |
| | | huerta nf |
| truck farmer n | US (grows vegetables for market) | horticultor, horticultora nm, nf |
| truck stop n | US (rest stop for truck drivers) | parada de camiones grupo nom |
| | | parador nm |
| | Bill was tired and hungry, so he pulled over at a truck stop for a rest and something to eat. |
| truck trailer | (trailer drawn by truck) | remolque nm |
| | | trailer nm |