road test
3
2.8
- noun
- /roʊd tɛst/
:
prueba de manejo
- When a prospective driver demonstrates competence behind the wheel, a referral is made by the authority who determined his or her competence to the motor vehicle authority, where a road test is conducted.
- take the road test
Examples
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I have my road test next week.
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However, since your sister received a perfect score, we are going to pass you and allow you to take your road test.
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My friend from Australia had been waiting for months to take her US road test to allow her to drive in America.
Blog text (7) -
The student driver, for example, practices extensively before taking the road test and finally obtaining a driver's license.
Academic text (2002) -
You must pass the vision test, the written test, and the road test to get your driver's license.
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Before getting his license, he had to take the road test to ensure he could drive safely.
Synonyms
22
2.7
A short ride in a car to see how it feels and works
A yearly safety and emissions check for vehicles in the UK
A yearly required check of older cars to make sure they are safe and do not make too much smoke
How Thorough
- Canadian
- Jargon
3
2.8
- UK
720
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an official test to check whether a vehicle is safe and suitable for use on the road' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'road' (a surface for vehicles) with 'test' (an activity to check performance). This noun–noun compound follows a common compositional pattern that is cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Road test comes from the simple image of taking a vehicle onto the road for a test. By driving the car a tester can see if it is 'safe' and works well, so today the phrase means an official check of a vehicle or a driver for a 'driving license'.