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wägen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • automobile noun A wheeled motor vehicle built to carry a driver and a few passengers under its own power.
  • car noun A road vehicle with an engine, wheels, and seats, used to carry a small number of people.
  • carriage noun The act of conveying; carrying.
  • cart noun A small wheeled vehicle used for carrying goods, pushed or pulled by a person, animal, or motor.
  • chance noun An opportunity to do something.
  • coach noun A person who trains and instructs athletes or performers.
  • dare verb To have the courage or nerve to do something.
  • gamble verb To bet money or stake something valuable on an uncertain outcome, especially in games of chance.
  • risk noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.
  • wagon noun A four-wheeled vehicle used for carrying heavy loads, historically pulled by horses.
  • weigh verb To find out how heavy something is, usually with scales.

Senses

wägen is used for these senses in English:

  • automobile (US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.
  • car A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.
  • carriage The part of a typewriter supporting the paper.
  • cart A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
  • chance To try or risk.
  • coach (rail, UK, Australia) A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
  • dare (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
  • dare (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.

car — full definition

  1. noun A road vehicle with an engine, wheels, and seats, used to carry a small number of people.
  2. noun A separate section of a train, such as a passenger or dining car.

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