motor scooter
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motor scooter
A two-wheeled motor vehicle with a low step-through frame and a footboard for the feet, smaller and less powerful than a motorcycle.
Für kurze Strecken in der Stadt ist ein Motorroller sehr praktisch.
For short trips in the city, a motor scooter is very practical.
'Motorroller' (motor scooter) is a compound noun made from 'der Motor' (the motor/engine) and 'der Roller' (the scooter). So it literally describes a 'Roller' (a small vehicle with a footboard) that is powered by an engine.
Mein erster Motorroller hatte nicht viel Leistung, aber er war sehr zuverlässig.
My first motor scooter didn't have much power, but it was very reliable.
To describe getting around, you use 'mit dem Motorroller fahren' (to ride/go by motor scooter). If you want to describe the position on the vehicle, you say 'auf dem Motorroller sitzen' (to sit on the motor scooter).
Er fährt jeden Tag mit dem Motorroller zur Arbeit.
He rides his motor scooter to work every day.
Common verbs used with 'Motorroller' (motor scooter) are 'fahren' (to ride/drive), 'parken' (to park), 'kaufen' (to buy), or 'sich leihen' (to borrow/rent).
Im Urlaub haben wir uns für einen Tag einen Motorroller geliehen.
On vacation, we rented a motor scooter for a day.
moped
Moped and Motorroller can both refer to small, relatively low-powered motorized two-wheelers. Motorroller describes a specific design with a low step-through frame and a footboard. When this design is important, Motorroller is the appropriate word; Moped refers more generally to a small two-wheeler with low power and speed.
Nina fährt einen kleinen Motorroller mit niedrigem Durchstieg und Trittbrett zur Arbeit.
Nina rides a small motor scooter with a low step-through frame and a footboard to work.
Nina fährt ein kleines Moped mit geringer Leistung zur Arbeit.
Nina rides a small, low-powered moped to work.
