Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] rides in a carriage
The bride arrived at the church in a white horse-drawn carriage.
A menyasszony fehér, lovak húzta hintón érkezett a templomhoz.
Tourists enjoyed a carriage ride through the old town.
A turisták élvezték a hintózást az óvárosban.
The royal couple waved from their open carriage during the parade.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
We took a ride in a horse carriage.
Tettünk egy kört lovas kocsival.
The king came in a big carriage.
A király egy nagy hintón érkezett.
They saw a red carriage on the street.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'carriage' with 'cart'; carts are usually simpler and used for goods, not people.
Maana
Horse-drawn passenger vehicle
Miunganiko ya maneno
horse-drawn carriage
|royal carriage
|open carriage
|carriage ride
Visawe
coach (Often larger or more enclosed than a carriage; can also refer to modern buses.)
Vinyume
motorcar (A modern self-propelled vehicle, the opposite of an animal-drawn carriage.)
Mada
transportation
|history
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A vehicle with wheels, pulled by horses, for carrying people.
A vehicle with wheels, usually pulled by horses, used for carrying people.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] has [adjective] carriage
Her upright carriage made her look confident.
Egyenes tartása miatt magabiztosnak tűnt.
The soldier's carriage was disciplined and precise.
A katona tartása fegyelmezett és kimért volt.
A dancer's graceful carriage comes from years of training.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He has a strong carriage when he walks.
Járás közben határozott a tartása.
Her carriage is very straight.
Nagyon egyenes a tartása.
The man has a bad carriage when he sits.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse 'carriage' here with 'carrying' objects, but it refers to body posture.
Maana
Posture and movement style
Miunganiko ya maneno
upright carriage
|graceful carriage
|military carriage
Visawe
posture (Focuses more on static body position rather than movement.)
Vinyume
slouch (A lazy or drooping posture, opposite of good carriage.)
Mada
appearance
|body
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
The way someone stands or walks.
The manner in which someone holds and moves their body.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] boards a carriage
We found seats in the last carriage of the train.
A vonat utolsó kocsijában találtunk ülőhelyet.
The dining carriage was full of travelers enjoying lunch.
Az étkezőkocsi tele volt ebédelő utasokkal.
Each goods carriage was loaded with fresh produce.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I sit in the first carriage of the train.
A vonat első kocsijában ülök.
The train has ten carriages.
A vonat tíz kocsiból áll.
They walk to the dining carriage.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse 'carriage' with 'car' in American English; both can mean a train car.
Maana
Train passenger or goods car
Miunganiko ya maneno
train carriage
|first-class carriage
|goods carriage
Visawe
car (Commonly used in American English instead of 'carriage' for trains.)
Mada
transportation
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
One part of a train where people sit or goods are kept.
A separate section of a train for carrying passengers or goods.
The printer's carriage jammed halfway across the page.
A nyomtató kocsija az oldal felénél elakadt.
She replaced the typewriter ribbon and reset the carriage.
Kicserélte az írógépszalagot, és alaphelyzetbe állította az írógép kocsiját.
The CNC machine's carriage moves along the rail smoothly.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The printer carriage is broken.
A nyomtató kocsija elromlott.
The typewriter carriage moves to the left.
Az írógép kocsija balra mozog.
He fixes the machine's carriage.
Maana
Machine part that holds and moves components
Miunganiko ya maneno
printer carriage
|typewriter carriage
Visawe
slider (A more general term for any component that slides, not specific to machinery like 'carriage'.)
Mada
technology
|engineering
|science
|work
Ufafanuzi
A moving part in a machine that holds and moves something else.
The moving part of a machine that supports and guides another part, such as in a typewriter or printer.