Remspoor

skid mark(s) Iconspeaker_3  Remsporen
[noun]
[het rem-spoor, de rem-spo-ren]

"Remspoor" is composed of "rem" and "spoor", which respectively translate to "brake" and "trail/track".

Like in English, "remspoor" has an alternative meaning….see Extra.

Examples:
– "Dit zijn remsporen van een grote auto, waarschijnlijk een SUV." 
("These are skid marks from a big car, probably an SUV.")

– "Door het bestuderen van de remsporen kunnen we het verloop van het ongeluk reconstrueren." 
("By examining the skid marks we can reconstruct the course of the accident.")

– "Dit remspoor is erg onduidelijk…we kunnen nog geen verdachte arresteren…" 
("This skid mark is very unclear…we cannot arrest a suspect yet…")

Expressions:
– "Alle remmen losgooien": to get completely wild/out of control, to get rid of all your inhibitions. Lit.: to throw all breaks loose.

Example:
– "Wat is Frank toch een feestbeest, iedere weekend gooit hij alle remmen los…"
("Frank is such a party animal, he gets completely wild every weekend…")

Related words:
– Rem: brake [noun] [de rem, de remmen].
– Remmen: to brake [verb] [remmen, remde, h. geremd].
– Remweg: braking distance [noun] [de remweg, de remwegen].

Example:
– "Deze auto heeft een enorme remweg, echt link!"
("The braking distance of this car is huge, really dangerous.")

– Slippen: to slip, to slide [verb] [slippen, slipte, geslipt].
– Spoor: track, trail [noun] [het spoor, de sporen].Remspoor

Extra:
Like in English, "remspoor" is also used for skid marks in one's underpants or in a toilet bowl…check out the picture if you're not familiar with skid marks caused by the human body…