Sunday driver Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈsənˌdeɪ/, /ˈsənˌdi/ /ˈdɹaɪvɝ

SUN-day DRY-ver

UK

ˈsʌn.deɪ/ /dɹˈaɪvɐ

SUN-day DRY-vuh

التعريف

A 'Sunday driver' is someone who drives very slowly or carefully, as if they're out for a relaxed weekend trip—even when others want to go faster.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal or mildly negative—used to describe slow, sometimes annoying drivers, not always on Sundays. 'Sunday driver' can sound old-fashioned in some regions. Common in expressions like 'stuck behind a Sunday driver.'

• Spanish: conductor(a) dominguero(a)
• Portuguese (BR): motorista de domingo
• Portuguese (PT): condutor(a) de domingo
• Chinese (Simplified): 慢吞吞的司机 - 假日司机
• Chinese (Traditional): 慢吞吞的駕駛 - 假日駕駛
• Hindi: धीमा चलाने वाला चालक
• Arabic: سائق الأحد - سائق بطيء
• Bengali: রবিবারের চালক - ধীরগতির চালক
• Russian: воскресный водитель - медленно едущий водитель
• Japanese: サンデードライバー - のんびり運転する人
• Vietnamese: người lái xe chậm như đi dạo chủ nhật
• Korean: 일요일 운전자 - 느릿느릿 운전하는 사람
• Turkish: pazar sürücüsü - yavaş sürücü
• Urdu: اتوار کا ڈرائیور - سست ڈرائیور
• Indonesian: pengemudi hari Minggu - pengemudi lambat

جمل نموذجية

The Sunday driver was blocking the fast lane.

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My dad says he's not a Sunday driver.

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Sometimes I feel like a Sunday driver in busy cities.

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I got stuck behind a Sunday driver all the way to work—so frustrating!

natural

Don’t be a Sunday driver—we’re late already!

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She’s careful, but not exactly a Sunday driver.

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