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park·ing

(pär′kĭng)

1. The act or practice of temporarily leaving a vehicle or maneuvering a vehicle into a certain location.

2. Space in which to park vehicles or a vehicle: ample parking behind the building.

3. Slang Kissing or caressing in a vehicle stopped in a secluded spot.

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parking

(ˈpɑːkɪŋ)

1. (Automotive Engineering)

a. the action of moving a vehicle into a place in a car park or by the side of the road where it can be left

b. (as modifier): a parking permit.

2. (Automotive Engineering) (as modifier): a parking permit.

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parking

– car park

Don't use the word 'parking' to refer to a place where cars are parked. Instead, say car park in British English and parking lot in American English.

We parked in the car park next to the theatre.

The high school parking lot was filled with cars.

A building with several levels for parking cars is called a parking garage in American English, and a multi-storey car park in British English.

Parking is used only to refer to the action of parking your car, or to the state of being parked.

Parking in the city centre is very difficult.

He put a 'No Parking' sign on the gates.

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Noun	1.	parking - space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of parking behind the store" elbow room, room, way - space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
	2.	parking - the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical end

Translations

وقُوفُ الْسِيَارَةِ

parkování

parkering

Parken

χώρος στάθμευσης

aparcamiento estacionamiento parking parqueo

pysäköinti

stationnement

parkiralište

parcheggio posteggio stazionamento

駐車

주차

автостоянка паркование парковка стоянка

parkiranje

parkering

ที่จอดรถ

park etme

sự đỗ xe

停车

parking

[ˈpɑːkɪŋ]

A. N → aparcamiento m (Sp), parking m, estacionamiento m (esp LAm)
"parking for 50 cars" → parking para 50 coches
"no parking" → "prohibido aparcar", "prohibido estacionarse" (esp LAm)
"ample parking available" → amplio aparcamiento or (LAm) estacionamiento para coches

B. CPD parking attendant N → guardacoches mf inv
parking bay N → área f de aparcamiento or (esp LAm) estacionamiento de coches
parking lights NPL → luces fpl de estacionamiento
parking lot N (US) → aparcamiento m (Sp), (playa f de) estacionamiento m (esp LAm)
parking meter N → parquímetro m
parking offence N → infracción f por aparcamiento or (esp LAm) estacionamiento indebido
parking permit N → permiso m de aparcamiento or (esp LAm) estacionamiento
parking place, parking space N → aparcamiento m (Sp), parking m, estacionamiento m (esp LAm)
parking ticket N → multa f por aparcamiento or (esp LAm) estacionamiento indebido
parking violation N (US) = parking offence

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parking

[ˈpɑː^rkɪŋ]

(= action) → stationnement m
"no parking" → "stationnement interdit"
to be bad at parking [driver] → ne pas être doué(e) pour les créneaux
Parking is something I'm very bad at → Je ne suis pas doué du tout pour les créneaux.

(= space) → places fpl

modif [area, bay, permit, restrictions] → de stationnement parking attendant, parking fineparking attendant n → gardien(ne) m/f de parkingparking brake n (US) → frein m à mainparking fine n → amende f pour stationnement gênantparking garage n (US) → parking m (couvert)parking lights npl (US) → feux mpl de positionparking lot n (US) → parking m, parc m de stationnementparking meter n → parcmètre mparking offence parking violation (US) n → infraction f aux règles de stationnementparking place n → place f de stationnementparking ticket n → contravention f (pour stationnement gênant)
to get a parking ticket → prendre une contravention

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parking

n → Parken nt; women are usually good at parking → Frauen sind gewöhnlich gut im Einparken; there’s no parking on this street → in dieser Straße ist Parken verboten or ist Parkverbot; there’s plenty of parking → es gibt genug Parkplätze; “no parking” → „Parken verboten“; “good parking facilities” → „gute Parkmöglichkeiten“; “parking for 50 cars” → „50 (Park)plätze“

parking

parking attendant

n → Parkplatzwächter(in) m(f)

parking bay

n → Parkbucht f

parking brake

n (US Aut) → Handbremse f

parking disk

n → Parkscheibe f

parking fine

n → Geldbuße f → (für Parkvergehen)

parking garage

n (US) → Parkhaus nt

parking level

n (in multi-storey car park) → Parkdeck nt

parking lot

n (US) → Parkplatz m

parking meter

n → Parkuhr f

parking offender

n → Parksünder(in) m(f)

parking orbit

n (Space) → Parkbahn f

parking place

n (for single vehicle) → Parkplatz m

parking space

n (for single vehicle) → Parkplatz m, → Abstellfläche f

parking ticket

n → Strafzettel m, → Knöllchen nt (inf)

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parking

[ˈpɑːkɪŋ]

1. n (act) → parcheggiare m; (parking space) → parcheggio
"no parking" → "sosta vietata"

2. adj (space) → di parcheggio

parking

→ وقُوفُ الْسِيَارَةِ parkování parkering Parken χώρος στάθμευσης aparcamiento, estacionamiento pysäköinti stationnement parkiralište parcheggio 駐車 주차 parkeren parkering parkowanie estacionamento стоянка parkering ที่จอดรถ park etme sự đỗ xe 停车

Parking

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