Í umferðinni — driving and traffic

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the driving test
bílprófið
My sister took the driving test today.
Systir mín tók bílprófið í dag.
She practices for the driving test.
Hún æfir sig fyrir bílprófið.
to drive (formal term)
aka
May I drive your car?
Má ég aka bílnum þínum?
to fasten (a belt), to tense
spenna
I always fasten the belt in the car.
Ég spenni alltaf beltið í bílnum.
She fastened the belt on the child.
Hún spennti beltið á barnið.
the collision, the car crash
áreksturinn
The collision happened at the corner.
Áreksturinn varð á horninu.
Nobody got injured in the collision.
Enginn slasaðist í árekstrinum.
to end up in, to get into (+ Dative)
lenda í
We got into heavy traffic on the way.
Við lentum í mikilli umferð á leiðinni.
He got caught in bad weather on the mountain.
Hann lenti í slæmu veðri á fjallinu.
through (+ Accusative)
í gegnum
He drove too fast through the town.
Hann ók of hratt í gegnum bæinn.
The train goes through a long tunnel.
Lestin fer í gegnum löng göng.
We walked through the garden.
Við gengum í gegnum garðinn.
the car dealership
bílasalan
The car dealership opens at nine.
Bílasalan opnar klukkan níu.
Dad bought the car at the car dealership.
Pabbi keypti bílinn á bílasölunni.

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