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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAutohof
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaʊtoˌhoːf
"Der Lkw-Fahrer übernachtete auf einem großen Autohof."
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A roadside commercial facility designed to accommodate large commercial trucks and their drivers, typically providing fueling stations, restaurants, parking, and shower facilities.
"The tired driver pulled his 18-wheeler into a busy truck stop to rest for the night." - 2
An informal term used to describe any remote or gritty roadside establishment.
"That diner out in the middle of nowhere looks just like an old-fashioned truck stop."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'truck', an abbreviation of motor truck originating in the early 20th century, and 'stop', from Old English stoppa, denoting a place of halting. Originally emerging in the United States with the expansion of the Interstate Highway System, it evolved to describe specialized commercial facilities catering to long-haul truck drivers.
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station-service pour poids lourds
Transliteration: statsyon sɛʁvis puʁ pwa lɔʁ
"Il s'est arrêté à la station-service pour poids lourds pour faire le plein."
Autohof
Transliteration: ˈaʊtoˌhoːf
"Der Lkw-Fahrer übernachtete auf einem großen Autohof."
area di servizio per camion
Transliteration: ˈaːrea di serˈvitstjo per kaˈmjon
"Si sono fermati in un'area di servizio per camion lungo l'autostrada."
parador de camiones
Transliteration: paɾaˈðoɾ ðe kaˈmjo.nes
"El camionero descansó en un parador de camiones."
posto para caminhoneiros
Transliteration: ˈpostu ˈpaɾɐ kɐmiɲuˈnejɾus
"Eles pararam no posto para caminhoneiros para comer algo."
ट्रक स्टॉप
Transliteration: trak stɒp
"थके हुए ड्राइवर ने ट्रक स्टॉप पर अपनी गाड़ी रोकी।"
卡车 停靠站
Transliteration: kǎchē tíngkàozhàn
Script: 卡车停靠站
"卡车司机在高速公路旁的卡车停靠站休息。"
트럭 휴게소
Transliteration: teureok hyugeso
"트럭 기사들이 대형 트럭 휴게소에 차를 세웠습니다."
トラックステーション
Transliteration: torakku sutēshon
"長距離トラックの運転手がトラックステーションで仮眠をとる。"
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