How will the "scooter" be in English? Curious facts

It is possible to develop and enrich your stock of foreign words indefinitely. The best thing to remember is the actual vocabulary - the one used in your profession, hobby or household. In this article you will learn how the scooter, bicycle, doll, bear cub, rope, swing and other popular items for children's leisure will be in English.

Favorite toy

Children love scooters. For boys and girls, 5-8 years old is a favorite vehicle along with bicycles. With no less enthusiasm, some teenagers and adults master it. So how will the "scooter" be in English?

In modern language, the word scooter is used. It sounds unusual for Russian hearing, because it is associated with a scooter - a water motorcycle. Yes, water sports transport can also be called a scooter, and sometimes an outboard motor boat. But this does not negate the way the "scooter" will be in English.

It is interesting that this means of transportation, for riding on which it is necessary to push off with one foot from the ground, appeared even in immemorial times. So far away that at the present moment neither the name of the inventor nor even the approximate year of the appearance of the first scooter is known.

Also curious is that the design of the English type of scooter differs from others in the presence of an iron frame.

These days these vehicles are child, adolescent and adults. Also different are city scooters (ordinary, folding), tricky and with inflatable tires.

And we continue the linguistic study of this word.

What was the name of the scooter in English before?

During the First World War, the name bicycle was in the process - that is, exactly like a "bicycle". Also there were 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 rudder: a unique name that will not cause associations with either a bicycle or a water scooter.

Now let's see how they call the ancient means of transportation in other countries.

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English translation - scooter.

In German - der roller. And this word is used to refer to a scooter.

Translation from French - patinette.

The Italian scooter is a monopattino.

And in Spain it is called motopatín or patinete.

Apparently, in the last three cases there is a significant similarity between the names. But German and English differed in this case by originality.

Let's take for example the words "scooter" in several other languages:

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

In general, there are a lot of different names, and it is understandable how long ago a scooter was widely spread all over the world.

English names for other children's toys

Since we are talking about the favorite pastimes of children (and young adults), it is not superfluous to mention how some other toys and means for amusing leisure are mentioned in English. Here they are:

• Doll - doll;
• Doll house;
• Bear-teddy bear;
• Cubes - blocks;
• Puzzle, mosaic - puzzle;
• Bicycle - bicycle, bike;
• Drum-drum;
• Boat, boat - boat;
• Train, train - train;
• The machine is a car;
• Plane - plane;
• Skipping 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.

Knowledge of these words will help you, for example, to compose a talkative topic on the topic "Childhood", tell someone in English about your favorite toys at a tender age, teach your child to name in a foreign language relevant to him (or her) objects of the surrounding world and much more.

You read an article from which you learned not only how the "scooter" will be in English, but also how it is called in other languages of the world. Also you got acquainted with the English names of other toys for children. We hope this information was useful to you.