auto
Definitions of auto
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion enginetypes:ambulanciaa vehicle that takes people to and from hospitalstaxia car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for moneydescapotablea car that has top that can be folded or removedcupéa car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartmentceta, coche patrulla, zeda, zetaa car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquartersturismo de tres puertasa car having a hatchback doorbiplazaan open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seatsedána car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doorsfaetónlarge open car seating four with folding topberlinaa limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seatsfurgonetaanother name for a station wagontype of:vehículo de motora self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
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a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)types:toque de quedaan order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibitedorden preliminar de divorcioa decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later datedecreto imperiala decree issued by a sovereign rulersanción pragmáticaan imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the landentredicho(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
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a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christsynonyms: misterio
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