carro

/ˈkaro/, [ˈka.ro]

car, cart, trolley


Noun carro m (plural carros)

  1. cart
  2. (Latin America) car, automobile (used especially in Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and all of Mexico except Central Mexico)
  3. (Peru, by extension) a bus or minivan used on public transportation to carry passengers from one part of a city to another (while it has the same meaning as 'auto', 'carro' is preferred when referring to public transportation automobiles)
  4. (Latin America) train car
  5. (slang) cocaine paste

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Reconocí el carro de Tom.

    I recognized Tom's car.

  • ¿Tienes carro?

    Do you have a car?

  • Ese es el carro de ella.

    That is her car.

  • No sé conducir carro.

    I don't know how to drive a car.

  • Sé que está molesto porque su carro quedó destrozado, pero salió ileso y debería estar feliz que está vivo.

    I know you're upset about your car being totaled, but you weren't injured and you should be thankful to be alive.

  • Tom quiere comprar un carro japonés.

    Tom wants to buy a Japanese car.

  • Él salió corriendo cuando vio el carro de policía.

    He ran away at the sight of a police patrol.

  • Tom no fue el que me pidió prestado el carro.

    Tom wasn't the one who borrowed my car.

  • ¿Puedo usar tu carro hoy día?

    May I use your car today?

  • Todos queremos un carro nuevo o un teléfono nuevo.

    We all want a new car or a new phone.

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