An automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old.
[Origin unknown.]
Dictionary:
fliv·ver (flĭv'ər) ![]() |
[Origin unknown.]
| Obscure Words: flivver |
| Translations: Flivver |
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)
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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