truck

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
2. (countable, uncountable) The ball on top of a flagpole.
3. (countable, uncountable) On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout. "Main" refers to the mainmast, whereas a truck on another mast may be called (on the mizzenmast, for example) "mizzen-truck".
4. (Australia, Canada, US, countable, uncountable) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage.
5. (UK, countable, uncountable) A railroad car, chiefly one designed to carry goods.
6. (countable, uncountable) Any smaller wagon or cart or vehicle of various designs, pushed or pulled by hand or (obsolete) pulled by an animal, used to move and sometimes lift goods, like those in hotels for moving luggage or in libraries for moving books.
7. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of railroad truck or wheel truck; a pivoting frame, one attached to the bottom of the bed of a railway car at each end, that rests on the axle and which swivels to allow the axle (at each end of which is a solid wheel) to turn with curves in the track.
8. (countable, uncountable) The part of a skateboard or roller skate that joins the wheels to the deck, consisting of a hanger, baseplate, kingpin, and bushings, and sometimes mounted with a riser in between.
9. (countable, uncountable) A platform with wheels or casters.
10. (countable, uncountable) Dirt or other messiness.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To drive a truck.
2. (transitive) To convey by truck.
3. (US, intransitive, slang) To travel, to proceed.
4. (Canada, US, intransitive, slang) To persist, to endure.
5. (intransitive) To move a camera parallel to the movement of the subject.
6. (slang, transitive) To fight or otherwise physically engage with.
7. (slang, transitive) To run over or through a tackler in American football.

Verb

1. (dialectal, intransitive) To fail; run out; run short; be unavailable; diminish; abate.
2. (dialectal, intransitive) To give in; give way; knuckle under; truckle.
3. (dialectal, intransitive) To deceive; cheat; defraud.

Verb

To tread (down); stamp on; trample (down).

Verb

1. (transitive) To trade, exchange; barter.
2. (intransitive) To engage in commerce; to barter or deal.
3. (intransitive) To have dealings or social relationships with; to engage with.

Concetti

autocarro

camion

barattare

carrello

furgone

carro

motrice per semirimorchio

carretto

trasportare

vagone

🚚

vettura

🚗

scambiare

sinonimi

lorry

car

🚗

van

bus

🚌

wagon

motortruck

vehicle

freight car

tractor

🚜

lorry

carriage

hand truck

camion

tractor

🚜

barter

autotruck

automobile

towing engine

freight train

motorcar

trolley

bogie

swap

carry

drive

carrier

bear

🐻

drive around

exchange

ferry

⛴️

dribble

donkey

🫏

piggyback

negotiate

dicker

delivery truck

bandy

deliver

dealings

loader

larry

convey

involvement

heavy goods vehicle

motor vehicle

mule

conduct

pass

barney

haul

Traduzioni

camion

camión

vrachtwagen

🚚

Lastwagen

🚚

vrachtauto

🚚

camió

caminhão

🚚

Lastkraftwagen

🚚

truck

🚚

kamyon

🚚

Lastauto

φορτηγό

Lkw

φορτηγό αυτοκίνητο

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/tɹʌk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: truken

Ereditato da inglese antico: trucian

Affine Middle Low German: troggelen

Affine olandese: troggelen

Affine tedesco: -

Affine norvegese: -

Affine danese: trykke

Affine svedese: trycka

Ereditato da inglese medio: trukien

In summary

Perhaps a shortening of truckle, related to Latin trochus (“iron hoop, wheel”) from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós).

Frasi

Why does the ice cream truck keep playing such a sad song “ send in the clowns”?

Perché il camion dei gelati continua a suonare una canzone così triste "Send in the Clowns"?

The Widows charge the garbage truck , but Orville gets away .

Le vedove caricano il camion della spazzatura, ma Orville se ne va.

He was standing on a pickup truck with a megaphone and propagated his opinion .

Era in piedi su un camioncino con un megafono e propagò la sua opinione.