Car Collocations
The fixed word pairs of a Swedish car advert and service invoice.
Car-owner Swedish in life order: choosing the type (elbil or kombi, automat or manuell), the used-market paperwork (köpekontrakt, ägarbyte, the sacred servicebok full of stamps), the annual kontrollbesiktning with its pass/fail drama, the maintenance vocabulary, the EV additions — and the seasonal rituals every Swedish car knows. Compounds all the way down.
- 1
en begagnad bil
a used car
- 2
en elbil
an electric car
- 3
en hybridbil
a hybrid car
- 4
en kombi
an estate car
- 5
en tjänstebil
a company car
- 6
automatlåda
automatic transmission
- 7
manuell växellåda
manual gearbox
- 8
bränsleförbrukning
fuel consumption
- 9
fordonsskatt
annual vehicle tax
- 10
räckvidd
driving range
- 11
laddkabel
a charging cable
- 12
laddstolpe
a charging station
- 13
inbytesbil
a trade-in
- 14
köpekontrakt
a purchase contract
- 15
ägarbyte
change of ownership
- 16
en servicebok
a service book
- 17
en verkstadsstämpel
a workshop stamp
- 18
kontrollbesiktning
a road-worthiness test
- 19
en godkänd besiktning
an approved inspection
- 20
en underkänd besiktning
a failed inspection
- 21
en efterkontroll
a re-inspection
- 22
körförbud
a driving ban
- 23
avgasmätning
an emissions test
- 24
bromsprov
a brake test
- 25
rostkontroll
a rust inspection
- 26
underredstvätt
an undercarriage wash
- 27
rostskyddsbehandling
a rust protection treatment
- 28
serviceintervall
a service interval
- 29
oljebyte
an oil change
- 30
bromsbelägg
brake pads
- 31
kamrem
a timing belt
- 32
batteribyte
a battery change
- 33
motorolja
engine oil
- 34
kylarvätska
coolant
- 35
spolarvätska
screen wash
- 36
en vindrutetorkare
a windscreen wiper
- 37
en varningslampa
a warning light
- 38
en felkod
a fault code
- 39
en sommardäcksuppsättning
a summer tyre set
- 40
en aluminiumfälg
an alloy wheel
- 41
en hjulbult
a wheel bolt
- 42
reservdäck
a spare tyre
- 43
dragkrok
a tow bar
- 44
takbox
a roof box
- 45
bilbarnstol
a child seat
- 46
full tank
a full tank