Driving terms

[shadowman]

How do you say gear as in gears of a transmission? For example, "I shifted into 2nd gear" and "I put the car in reverse"

Also, how do you say clutch?

 

[meretriki]

How do you say gear as in gears of a transmission? For example, "I shifted into 2nd gear" and "I put the car in reverse"

Also, how do you say clutch?

Depending on the context of you conversation: -"Lo puse en segunda" or -"Lo baje a segunda" or -"Cambie a segunda"- check with a spanish speaker the pronunciation of the verb, or you'll sound funny... Your clutch is your embrague (ehm-brah-geh, phonetic "g" of "girl"). Embrague is also old slang for "steady girlfriend" as in: -"Me fui al cine con my embrague, estuvimos chapando todo el rato."- Embrague=Hembra, spanish for female. Chapando=Making out... hope it helps.

 

[meretriki]

"I put the car in reverse"

"Retrocedi el carro"... "thre car was backing up"="el carro estaba en retroceso"... If you're prompting or guiding someone who's back up- parking you say "dale,dale" (dah-leh)

 

[Gangsta]

I think I can help you here with a phrase. I worked in a Parking Lot back in 2007.
PULL OVER THE CAR A LITTLE BIT = RETROCEDE UN POCO EL CARRO