Ol\u00e1, pessoal!<\/p>\n
Something you are not likely to find in coursebooks is real life words and expressions related to driving. So here are some very, but very useful expressions about driving that you won’t find in textbooks!<\/p>\n
Manobras – Maneuvers<\/strong><\/p>\n Encostar \/ parar – to pull over Ele apareceu do nada. – He came out of nowhere. Perder o controle da dire\u00e7\u00e3o – to lose control of the wheel Over to You!<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you have any funny or interesting traffic-related story to share with us? It can be in English or Portuguese!<\/p>\n
\nVou encostar aqui. – I’m going to pull over here.
\nPreciso encostar\/parar por um minuto. – I need to pull over for a second.
\nAtravessar o sinal vermelho – to run a red light
\nEu atravessei o sinal vermelho. – I ran a red light.
\nMe pegaram correndo. – I got caught for speeding.
\nSer multado – to get a ticket
\nFui multado. – I got a ticket.
\nEle me cortou. – He cut me off.
\nTenho a prefencial. – I have the right of way.
\nEle est\u00e1 colado. – He’s right on me.
\nTive um acidente. – I got into an accident.
\nEle entrou na minha traseira. – He rear-ended me.
\nEntrar de r\u00e9 – to back into
\nEle entrou de r\u00e9 no meu carro. – He backed into me.
\nEntrei de r\u00e9 num poste. – I backed right into a pole.
\nEle bateu na minha lateral. – He hit me from the side.<\/p>\n
\nConhe\u00e7o um jeito de cortar caminho. – I know a shortcut.
\nFa\u00e7a o retorno. – Make a U-turn.
\nEntre \u00e0 esquerda \/ direita. – Turn left \/ right.
\nFazer uma convers\u00e3o proibida \u00e0 esquerda \/ direita. – to make an illegal left \/ right turn.
\nAcelerar – to speed up
\nDiminuir – to slow down
\nCosturar – to weave in and out of traffic
\nFicar preso no tr\u00e2nsito – to get stuck in traffic
\nDirigir feito louco – to drive like a maniac
\nParar para abastecer. – to stop for gas
\nMeu carro quebrou. – My car broke down.
\nFurar um pneu – to get a flat tire.
\nSe perder – to get lost
\nPegar uma autoestrada – to take the freeway
\nPegar uma estradinha – to take a side road
\nMudar de faixa – to change lanes
\nDar seta – to signal<\/p>\n
\nFrear – to brake
\nPisar fundo no freio – to slam on the brakes
\nDar a r\u00e9 – to back up
\nParar em fila dupla – to double park
\nEngatar a marcha – to put it in gear
\nDeixar engatado – to leave it in gear
\nPuxar o freio de m\u00e3o – to pull the parking\/emergency brake
\nAcender os far\u00f3is – to turn on your headlights
\nPisca-alerta – flashers
\nFarol alto – highbeams
\nFazer uma liga\u00e7\u00e3o direta \/ “uma chupeta” – to give a jumpstart
\nPegar no tranco – to push-start the car<\/p>\n