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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbidone
Pronunciation / Transliteration: biˈdo.ne
"Quella macchina è un vero bidone."
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An old, dilapidated, and barely running automobile.
"He spent every weekend working on his old jalopy in the driveway."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The origin of 'jalopy' is uncertain, but it first appeared in American English during the 1920s. Some linguists suggest it may be derived from Jalapa, a city in Mexico from which old cars were shipped, though this remains an unconfirmed folk etymology.
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carcasse
Transliteration: kaʁ.kas
"Il conduit une vieille carcasse qui tombe en panne tout le temps."
Schrottlaube
Transliteration: ˈʃʁɔtˌlaʊbə
"Er fährt eine alte Schrottlaube zur Arbeit."
bidone
Transliteration: biˈdo.ne
"Quella macchina è un vero bidone."
cacharro
Transliteration: kaˈtʃa.ro
"Su coche es un viejo cacharro que apenas funciona."
lata velha
Transliteration: ˈla.tɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ
"Ele comprou uma lata velha por pouco dinheiro."
खटारा गाड़ी
Transliteration: khatara gadi
"वह एक पुरानी खटारा गाड़ी चलाता है।"
破车
Transliteration: pò chē
"他开着一辆破旧的老爷车。"
고물차
Transliteration: gomulcha
"그는 길에서 고물차를 몰고 다닌다."
ポンコツ車
Transliteration: ponkotsu-sha
"彼はボロボロのポンコツ車を修理している。"
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