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street·car
(strēt′kär′)n.
A public vehicle operated on rails along a regular route, usually through the streets of a city.
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streetcar
(ˈstriːtˌkɑː)n
(Automotive Engineering) US and Canadian an electrically driven public transport vehicle that runs on rails let into the surface of the road, power usually being taken from an overhead wire. Also called: trolley car, tram (esp Brit) or tramcar
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street•car
(ˈstritˌkɑr)n.
a public vehicle on rails running regularly along city streets.
[1860–65, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  streetcar - a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricityhorsecar - an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses self-propelled vehicle - a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion trolley line - a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses |
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Translations
تَراممَرْكَبَة الترام
tramvaj
sporvogn
raitiovaunu
tramvaj
villamoskocsi
sporvagn
路面電車
전차
električka
tramvaj
spårvagn
รถราง
tàu điện
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streetcar
[ˈstriːtkɑːr] n (US) → tramway mstreet child n → enfant mf des ruesstreet cleaner n (= person) → balayeur m
(= machine) → balayeuse fstreet cred (British) street credibility (mainly British) n
to have street cred → jouir du respect de ses pairs, avoir de la street credibility
to lose one's street cred → perdre sa street credibilitystreet crime n → délits mpl sur la voie publiquestreet directory n → répertoire m des ruesstreet fighting n → combats mpl de ruestreet guide n → index m des rues, répertoire m des rues
to have street cred → jouir du respect de ses pairs, avoir de la street credibility
to lose one's street cred → perdre sa street credibilitystreet crime n → délits mpl sur la voie publiquestreet directory n → répertoire m des ruesstreet fighting n → combats mpl de ruestreet guide n → index m des rues, répertoire m des rues
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
street
(striːt) noun1. a road with houses, shops etc on one or both sides, in a town or village. the main shopping street; I met her in the street.
2. (abbreviated to St when written) used in the names of certain roads. Her address is 4 Shakespeare St.
ˈstreetcar noun (especially American) a tramcar.
street directory a booklet giving an index and plans of a city's streets.
be streets ahead of / better than to be much better than.
be up someone's street to be exactly suitable for someone. That job is just up your street.
not to be in the same street as to be completely different, usually worse, in quality than.
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streetcar
→ تَرام tramvaj sporvogn Straßenbahn τραμ tranvía raitiovaunu tram tramvaj tram 路面電車 전차 tram sporvogn tramwaj bonde, carro elétrico трамвай spårvagn รถราง tramvay tàu điện 有轨电车Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009