Spanish – English Motorcycle Terminology

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Following the acquisition of a motorcycle within the barrio of Malvin in Montevideo the writer has had occasional necessities to go to mechanics / gross sales individuals and focus on varied gadgets relating to bikes, automobiles and the mechanical parts of each.

This artcile gives an inventory of helpful vocabulary that he has recorded throughout this course of; translations should not assured to be 100% correct however they’ve been discovered to interplay with locals.

Spanish: English
La chapa : The quantity (licence) plate…the precise metallic plate on the car.
La matricula: The registration of the car that enables the problem of a plate.
Patente Rodo: The street fund licence (annual price to mean you can drive on the street)
Los cambios: The gears
Primer: First
Segunda: Second
Tercera: Third
Cuarta: Fourth
Quinta: Fifth
Punto muerto / Neutralo: Impartial gear
El embrague: The clutch
El accelerador: The accelerator / throttle
El incendido digital: Electrical begin
La junta: The seal (for instance the rocker cowl 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 sneakers/pads
Las ruedas: The wheels
La horquilla: The fork (suspension fork)
La amortiguacion: The suspension / shock absorber
El manillar: The handlebars
La nafta: Petrol (fuel)
El tanque: The tank
El pie: The stand (actually the foot)
El cuadro: The body
El asiento: The seat / saddle
Las aforjas: The panniers (saddlebags)
Los guardabarros: The mud guards
Caño de escape: Exhaust/Tail pipe (actually pipe of escape)
Los espejos: The mirrors
La garantia: Guarantee/Assure
Arreglar: To repair
Andar: To experience (in Uruguay/Argentina)
Manajar: To drive (additionally used with motorbikes by some individuals)
Montar: To experience (in different international locations, actually to mount)

This record shouldn’t be designed to be exhaustive however could show helpful if anybody is coping with mechanics specifically, many of the ones I’ve met don’t communicate English however with some perseverance it’s completely attainable to make your message understood – by no means beneath estimate the facility of sound results and charades within the absence of the proper phrases.

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