🇬🇧🇪🇸 automobile - automóvil : English Lesson

Meaning of "automobile" ("automóvil"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An automobile is a vehicle with four wheels that moves on roads using an engine. People use automobiles, also called cars, to travel to work, school, and fun places.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I asked for a pony, but my parents said, “How about a toy automobile instead?”

I tried to draw an automobile, but it looked more like a melted jellybean with wheels.

My dad’s automobile makes so much noise that birds fly away when he starts it.

The neighbor’s automobile is so fancy, I think it costs more than my whole house.

Grandma’s automobile is so slow, I think I could walk faster than it drives.

An old man worked on a dented automobile at dusk. A young woman in a bright automobile stopped, opened her trunk, and handed battery cables. The old man watched as the automobile engine coughed, then the automobile roared. Both automobile headlights swept down the quiet street. The old man waved and the woman smiled—relief and thanks.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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