What is the English of "scooter"? Interesting facts

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To Develop and enrich their stock of words can be infinite. It is best to remember the actual vocabulary that is used in your profession, hobby or household use. In this article you will learn what is the English scooter, bike, doll, Teddy bear, jump rope, swing, and other popular items for children's entertainment.

Favorite toy

Kids love scooters. For boys and girls in years 5-8 is a popular means of transport along with bicycles. With no less enthusiasm to learn it some teenagers and adults. So what is the English “scooter”?

In the modern language uses the word scooter. It sounds strange to the Russian ear, because the associated with the scooter ‒ a water motorcycle. Yes, water sports vehicles can also be named scooter, and sometimes outboard motor boat. But that does not change and how it will be in English “scooter”.

Interestingly, this is the vehicle to drive where you want to start one foot from the ground, appeared in ancient times. So far, what is currently not known nor the name of the inventor, nor even the approximate year of the first appearance of the scooter.

how will English scooter

Also curious what design English style scooter differs from the others by the presence of the iron frame.

In our day these vehicles are for children, teenagers and adults. Also vary urban scooters (ordinary and folding), trick and pneumatic tires.

And we continue the linguistic study of the word.

What they used to call the scooter in English?

During the First world war in the course of the title bicycle ‒ that is exactly what “bike”. Also met the words push-cycle and pedal cycle. But now such names are not used, and the modern version remains scooter. Perhaps in the future there will be some other word for a Board with wheels and a steering wheel: a unique name that will not cause associations with either the bike or water scooter.

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Now let's see how is called an ancient means of transportation in other countries.

“Scooter”...

English translation ‒ scooter.

In German ‒ der roller. And yet this word is used to denote a scooter.

Translated from the French ‒ patinette.

Italian scooter ‒ monopattino.

And in Spain it is called motopatín or patinete.

As you can see, in the last three cases there is substantial similarity between the names. But the German and English languages are different in this case originality.

scooter English translation

Take for example the words “scooter” in several languages:

  • Dutch (Dutch) ‒ or step autoped;
  • Estonian ‒ tõukeratas;
  • Polish ‒ hulajnoga or skuter.

In General, a variety of names ‒ mass, and it is clear, as has long existed and is widely distributed all over the world scooter.

The English names of the other children's toys

Since we were talking about the favorite amusements of children (and the young at heart adults), it is useful to mention, as in English are the names of some other toys and tools for fun leisure activities. Here they are:

  • Doll ‒ doll;
  • Dollhouse ‒ a dollhouse;
  • Bear ‒ teddy bear;
  • Cubes ‒ blocks;
  • Puzzle, mosaic puzzle;
  • Bike ‒ bicycle, bike;
  • Drum ‒ drum;
  • Boat, keel ‒ boat;
  • Train, train ‒ train;
  • Machine ‒ car;
  • Plane ‒ plane;
  • Rope ‒ skipping rope in the British version, and jump/skip rope in American English.
  • Swing ‒ swing;
  • Carousel ‒ merry-go-round;
  • Roller coaster ‒ roller-coaster;
  • Tablet ‒ clipboard computer, tablet computer, pad;
  • Game console ‒ TV games device.

Knowing these words will help you, for example, be a conversational topic on the theme of “Childhood”, to tell someone in English about their favorite at the tender age of toys, to teach your child to call in a foreign language relevant to him (or her) items of the world and much more.

scooter English

Have You read the article, from which I learned not only how it will be in English “scooter”, but as it is called in other languages. You have also learned the English names of other toys for children. I hope this information was useful to you.


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"Hi, I'm Alin Trodden. I write texts, read books, and look for impressions. And I'm not bad at telling you about it. I am always happy to participate in interesting projects."

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