🇬🇧🇪🇸 dashboard - salpicadero : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "dashboard" ("salpicadero"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
The dashboard is the flat front part inside a car, right under the windshield, where you see all the important screens, buttons, and lights that tell the driver things like how fast the car is going, how much fuel is left, and if anything needs to be checked or fixed.
The GPS on the dashboard kept saying, 'Turn around,' like it was judging all of Dad’s life choices.
Dad says, 'Don’t touch anything on the dashboard,' so of course it looks like the most interesting playground in the universe.
The dashboard keeps blinking a light that says something is wrong, but Dad just taps it like, 'If I ignore you, you don’t exist.'
I love watching the little fuel bar on the dashboard disappear and imagining tiny gas goblins drinking it up.
The word 'dashboard' originally came from horse-drawn carriages, where a board was put in front to stop mud from being 'dashed' onto the driver—no speedometer, just flying horse mud!
She glanced at the dashboard, heart tight. The dashboard lights flashed: fuel low, engine warm. Her hands gripped the wheel as she eased toward a station. The dashboard needle dipped, then rose after the pump. A small dashboard lamp winked off; she laughed with relief, tapping the dashboard like an old friend.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
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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