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flivver

 
Dictionary: fliv·ver   (flĭv'ər) pronunciation
n. Slang
An automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old.

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a small, cheap, usually old automobile
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sardindåse, gammel kasse, fiasko

Français (French)
n. - (US) guimbarde, vieille voiture

Deutsch (German)
n. - (slang) altes od. billiges Auto od. Flugzeug, Reinfall

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σαραβαλάκι, σακαράκα, (καθομ.) φιάσκο

Italiano (Italian)
fiasco, automobile vecchia e scassata, macinino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - automóvel (m) (geralmente velho e barato)

Русский (Russian)
колымага

Español (Spanish)
n. - automóvil o aeroplano barato, cachivache, fracaso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kärra (sl.), plåtlåda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
廉价小汽车, 失败, 欺骗

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 廉價小汽車, 失敗, 欺騙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 싸구려 자동차, 실패자, 익살, 소형차

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 安物の小型車, 失敗
v. - どじを踏む

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכונית קטנה וזולה, מטוס זול, כישלון‬


 
 
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