Following my Basque Cycling Vocabulary list and to continue with my theme of cycling vocabulary of the more diverse languages from the different countries which host high profile UCI registered road races, with The Tour of Croatia 2017 now underway, I thought I would create a Croatian Cycling Vocabulary List.
The Tour of Croatia is the largest and most important annual sporting event in Croatia and the most high profile annual sporting event in Southeast Europe. The race is a very important platform for the promotion of Croatian tourism and cyclo-tourism to a global/worldwide audience so I hope the list below might benefit future cyclo-tourists and also other tourists who will visit The Republic of Croatia.
The list below consists of three sections : i) The Bicycle ii) Cycling Clothing/Equipment iii) Cycling Ride/Conditions/Accommodation and for the native speakers of the Croatian language who might read this article, I am sorry if there are any inaccuracies and also for the lack of accents on some of the letters as I was using an English keyboard!
Croatian Cycling Vocabulary : Hrvatski Biciklizam Vokabular
Cycling Holiday : Biciklizam Odmor
i)The Bicycle : Bicikl
road bike : cesta bicikl
racing bike : trkaci bicikl
mountain bike : planinski bicikl
bike hire : najam bicikla
bike shop : bike shop
bike repairs : bicikl popravci
bike rack : bicikla stalak
bottle holder : drzac za bocu
brake / brakes : kocnica / kocnice
brake lever : poluga kocnice
brake pads : kocnice jastucici
cable : kabel
chain : lanac
chainring : zupcanik
fork : bicikl vilica
frame : okvir
gears : biciklisticke zupcanici
gear shifters : mjenjaca
handlebars : upravljaci
headlight : far
inner tube : unutrasnja guma
lock : zakljucavanje
pedals : pedale
pedal clips : pedala isjecci
pump : pumpe
puncture : puknuti
seat : sjedala
spare : rezervni
spokes : zbice
tyre : guma
tyre lever : poluga za gume
valve : ventil
wheel : kotac
ii) Cycling Clothing / Equipment : Biciklizam Odjeca / Oprema
banana : banana
bib shorts : bib gacice
bike bag : torba bicikl
cap : kapa
credit card : kreditna kartica
cycle computer : bicikl racunala
cycling shoes : biciklisticke cipele
energy drink : energetsko pice
energy gels : energetski gelovi
gloves : rukavice
helmet : kaciga
jersey : biciklizam dres
jumper : dzemper
kit : oprema / komplet
oil : ulje
rain jacket : kisnajakna
ruck sack : ranac
shorts : biciklizam gacice
sunglasses : suncane naocale
water bottle : boca vode
iii) Cycling Ride / Conditions / Accommodation : Voznja Biciklizam / Uvjeti / Smjestaj
accident : nesrecu
afternoon : pislijepodne
Autumn : jesen
breakfast : dorucak
bed and breakfast : krevet i dorucak
cloud / cloudy : oblak
cloudy : oblacno
cold : hladno
countryside : selo
crash : sudar
dangerous : opsano
day : dan
dinner : vecera
distance : udaljenost
downward slope : nizbrdo
East : istocno
evening : vecer
fall : pad
flat/smooth road :
good road surface :
gradient : gradijent
steep : strm
hilltop : cuvik
hotel : hotel
kilometres : kilometara
left : lijeva
lunch : rucak
meal : obrok
mild : blag
miles : milja
morning : jutro
mountain : planina
night : noc
North : sjervno
rain/raining : kisa /
restaurant : restoran
right : desna
road : cesta
slippery road : klizav put
slope : padina
snow/snowing : snijeg /
South : jug
Spring : proljece
street : ulica
Summer : ljeto
sun/sunny : suncano /
tired : umoran
upward slope : juzbrdo
uneven road : neujednacena cesta
weather : vrijeme
warm : toplo
West : zapadno
wind / windy : vjetra / vjetrovito
Winter : zimski
