garage

garage
gar|age1 S2 [ˈgærıdʒ, -a:ʒ US gəˈra:ʒ] n
[Date: 1900-2000; : French; Origin: garer 'to shelter']
1.)
a building for keeping a car in, usually next to or attached to a house
→↑carport
▪ I'll just go and put the car in the garage.
a double/single/two-car/one-car garage
▪ Their house had a double garage .
▪ an automatic garage door
2.) also parking garage especially AmE
a building in a public place where cars can be parked
▪ We parked in an underground garage near the hotel.
3.)
a place where motor vehicles are repaired
▪ My car's at the garage.
4.) BrE
a place where you buy petrol
American Equivalent: gas station
5.) [U]
a type of popular music played on electronic instruments, with a strong fast beat and singing
▪ a collection of the latest dance and garage hits
garage 2
garage2 v [T]
to put or keep a vehicle in a garage

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  • Garage — Sf std. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. garage m., einer Ableitung von frz. garer in eine sichere Verwahrstelle bringen , aus prov. garar achtgeben, bewahren , entweder mit Übergang von w zu g aus g. * war ō beachten (wahren) oder zu l. * …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Garage — [Basiswortschatz (Rating 1 1500)] Auch: • Werkstatt Bsp.: • Der Wagen ist in der Garage. • Es hat eine Garage. • Sein Auto steht nachts in der Garage …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • Garage — Garage: Die Bezeichnung für »Raum, Gebäude zum Abstellen von Kraftfahrzeugen« ist eine Entlehnung des 20. Jh.s aus gleichbed. frz. garage. Wie frz. gare »Bahnhof« ist auch garage eine Bildung zu frz. garer »in sichere Verwahrung bringen«, das… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Garage — Ga rage (g[.a] r[aum]zh or g[.a] r[aum]j or (Brit.) g[.a]r [asl]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garaged} (g[.a] r[aum]zhd , g[.a] r[aum]jd or g[.a]r [asl]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Garaging} (g[.a] r[aum]zh [i^]ng, g[.a] r[aum]j [i^]ng or g[.a]r… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • garage — /fr. ɡaˈʀaʒ/ [vc. fr., garage, da garer «porre al riparo»] s. m. inv. autorimessa, box (ingl.) □ autosilo …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • garage — ► NOUN 1) a building for housing a motor vehicle or vehicles. 2) an establishment which sells fuel or which repairs and sells motor vehicles. ► VERB ▪ put or keep (a motor vehicle) in a garage. ORIGIN French, from garer to shelter …   English terms dictionary

  • garage — [gə räzh′, gəräj′; ] Brit [ gar′äzh΄, gar′ij] n. [Fr < garer, to protect, preserve < Gmc, as in OHG waron, to watch over: for IE base see WARN] 1. a closed shelter for a motor vehicle or vehicles 2. a business establishment where motor… …   English World dictionary

  • Garage — Ga rage (g[.a] r[aum]zh or g[.a] r[aum]j or (Brit.) g[.a]r [asl]j), n. [F.] 1. an enclosed structure for housing or parking motor vehicles, especially automobiles. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 2. (A[ e]ronautics) A shed for housing an airship or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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