jalopy
jalopy · jalopies
драндулет, колымага, развалюха
таратайка
alte Kiste, Klapperkiste, Schrottkiste, Schrottmühle
An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobileAn old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
/d͡ʒəˈlɒ.pi/
» Tom drove to the dance in his father's jalopy.
Значение
значений: 1(США)An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
alte Kiste, Klapperkiste, Schrottkiste
драндуле́тdrandulét, колыма́гаkolymága, развалю́хаrazvaljúxa
таратайкаtaratajka
a car that is old and unreliable
Примеры
предложений: 1Tom drove to the dance in his father's jalopy.
Переводы
языков: 9Українська
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old, dilapidated car:
Русский
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old, dilapidated car:
Deutsch
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old, dilapidated car:
Происхождение
Unknown. Perhaps from Jalapa, Mexico (now Xalapa), to whose scrapyards used cars were ofteUnknown. Perhaps from Jalapa, Mexico (now Xalapa), to whose scrapyards used cars were often sent from New Orleans starting in the 1920s. First recorded written use in 1924.
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