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mo·tor
(mō′tər)n.
1. Something, such as a machine or an engine, that produces or imparts motion.
2. A device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, especially an internal-combustion engine or an arrangement of coils and magnets that converts electric current into mechanical power.
3. A motor vehicle, especially an automobile: "It was a night of lovers. All along the highway ... motors were parked and dim figures were clasped in revery" (Sinclair Lewis).
adj.
1. Causing or producing motion: motor power.
2. Driven by or having a motor.
3. Of or for motors or motor vehicles: motor oil.
4. Of, relating to, or designating nerves that carry impulses from the nerve centers to the muscles.
5. Involving or relating to movements of the muscles: motor coordination; a motor reflex.
v. mo·tored, mo·tor·ing, mo·tors
v.intr.
To drive or travel in a motor vehicle.
v.tr.
To carry by motor vehicle.
[Middle English motour, prime mover, from Latin mōtor, from mōtus, past participle of movēre, to move; see meuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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motoring
(ˈməʊtərɪŋ)n
the use of cars for travel(as modifier)
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| Noun | 1. |  motoring - the act of driving an automobile driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal |
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Translations
motoring
[ˈməʊtərɪŋ]A. ADJ [accident] → de tráfico, de circulación
motoring holiday → vacaciones fpl en coche
the motoring public → los automovilistas
motoring holiday → vacaciones fpl en coche
the motoring public → los automovilistas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
motoring
[ˈməʊtərɪŋ] (British)
n (= car use)
We had years of trouble-free motoring → Pendant des années, nous n'avons eu aucun problème avec notre voiture.
The cost of motoring is continuing to fall → L'entretien d'une voiture coûte de moins en moins cher.
We had years of trouble-free motoring → Pendant des années, nous n'avons eu aucun problème avec notre voiture.
The cost of motoring is continuing to fall → L'entretien d'une voiture coûte de moins en moins cher.
modif [accident] → de voiture, de la route
motoring holiday → vacances fpl en voiture motoring offence, motoring organizationmotoring offence n → infraction f au code de la routemotoring organization n → association f d'automobilistesmotor insurance n → assurance-automobile f
motoring holiday → vacances fpl en voiture motoring offence, motoring organizationmotoring offence n → infraction f au code de la routemotoring organization n → association f d'automobilistesmotor insurance n → assurance-automobile f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
motoring
(esp Brit)adj attr → Auto-; motoring accident → Autounfall m; motoring offence → Verkehrsdelikt nt; the motoring public → die Autofahrer pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
motoring
[ˈməʊtərɪŋ]1. adj (accident) → d'auto, automobilistico/a; (offence) → di guida
motoring holiday → vacanza in macchina
the motoring public → gli automobilisti
motoring holiday → vacanza in macchina
the motoring public → gli automobilisti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995