vehicle

vehicle
noun
1) Fahrzeug, das
2) (fig.): (medium) Vehikel, das
* * *
['viəkl]
noun
(any means of transport on land, especially on wheels, eg a car, bus, bicycle etc.) das Fahrzeug
* * *
ve·hi·cle
[ˈvɪəkl̩, AM ˈvi:ə-]
n
1. (transport) Fahrzeug nt
farm \vehicle landwirtschaftliches Nutzfahrzeug
motor \vehicle Kraftfahrzeug nt
road \vehicles Straßenfahrzeuge pl
2. (fig: means of expression)
a \vehicle for sth ein Vehikel nt geh [o [Hilfs]mittel nt] für etw akk
the free newspapers are \vehicles for advertising die kostenlosen Zeitungen sind ein Medium für die Werbung
the film seems to be little more than a \vehicle for the director and its star der Film scheint wenig mehr als Staffage für den Regisseur und seinen Star zu sein
* * *
['viːɪkl]
n
Fahrzeug nt; (PHARM) Vehikel nt, Trägersubstanz f; (ART) Lösungsmittel nt; (fig = medium) Mittel nt, Vehikel nt (geh)

this paper is a vehicle of right-wing opinions — diese Zeitung ist ein Sprachrohr nt der Rechten

language is the vehicle of thought — die Sprache ist das Medium des Denkens

* * *
vehicle [ˈviːıkl] s
1. Fahrzeug n, Beförderungsmittel n, engS. Wagen m:
vehicle owner Fahrzeughalter(in)
2. Raumfahrt:
a) academic.ru/69156/space_vehicle">space vehicle
b) Trägerrakete f
3. BIOL, CHEM Trägerflüssigkeit f, -substanz f
4. PHARM Vehikel n (wirkungsloser Stoff, in dem die wirksamen Stoffe gelöst oder verteilt sind)
5. CHEM, TECH Bindemittel n (für Farben)
6. fig
a) Ausdrucksmittel n, Medium n, Vehikel n
b) Träger(in), Vermittler(in):
a vehicle of ideas
* * *
noun
1) Fahrzeug, das
2) (fig.): (medium) Vehikel, das
* * *
n.
Fahrzeug -e n.
Kraftfahrzeug n.
Vehikel - n.
Verkehrsmittel n.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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