Truck
Definition
A large, heavy-duty motor vehicle equipped with a platform or a closed/open body, specially designed and built for the road transport of heavy goods, construction materials, or industrial equipment.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Truck
- Lorry
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun with standard plural structural variations across syntactic cases. |
| Formation | Lexical compound formed from the prefix 'auto-' (automobile) and the noun 'camion' (borrowed from French). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.ka.mi.ˈon] |
| Source | Lexicon of Transit Infrastructure, Heavy Freight Logistics, and Automotive Engineering |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Un autocamion încărcat cu grinzi de beton a sosit pe șantier la prima oră a dimineții.
EN: A truck loaded with concrete beams arrived at the construction site first thing in the morning.
RO: Firma de logistică a adăugat în flotă un autocamion frigorific pentru transportul produselor perisabile.
EN: The logistics company added a refrigerated lorry to its fleet for transporting perishable goods.
RO: Din cauza condițiilor meteo nefavorabile, un autocamion a derapat și a blocat temporar prima bandă a autostrăzii.
EN: Due to unfavorable weather conditions, a truck skidded and temporarily blocked the first lane of the highway.
Idioms & Phrases
Autocamion articulat / Articulated truck / semi-truck
RO: Vehicul greu compus dintr-un cap tractor și o semiremorcă detașabilă, utilizat pentru transportul internațional de mărfuri.
EN: A heavy vehicle composed of a tractor unit and a detachable semi-trailer, used for international freight transport.
Șofer de autocamion / Truck driver / lorry motorist
RO: Persoană calificată posesoare de permis categoria C sau CE, responsabilă de conducerea vehiculelor comerciale grele.
EN: A qualified person holding a category C or CE driver's license, responsible for operating heavy commercial vehicles.
Autocamion basculant / A transport vehicle equipped with a mobile bed that can tilt mechanically for the rapid unloading of bulk materials.
RO: Vehicul de transport dotat cu o benă mobilă ce se poate înclina mecanic pentru descărcarea rapidă a materialelor vrac.
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