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таратайка — meaning in English

taratayka

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English meaning

  • banger noun A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.
  • clunker noun A decrepit motor car.
  • crock noun A container made of stoneware or earthenware, such as a jar or pot.
  • heap noun A pile of things gathered or thrown together.
  • jalopy noun An old, run-down car, especially one that still somehow runs.
  • shed noun A small, simple structure used for storage or shelter, usually in a garden or yard.

Senses

таратайка is used for these senses in English:

  • banger (automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
  • clunker (informal) A decrepit motor car.
  • crock (UK) An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).
  • heap (colloquial) A dilapidated place or vehicle.
  • jalopy (US, dated) An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
  • rattletrap (informal) A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation.
  • shed (British, derogatory, informal) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.

banger — full definition

  1. noun A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.
  2. noun A firework that makes a bang.
  3. noun A person who has sex.
  4. noun An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.

clunker — full definition

  1. noun A decrepit motor car.
  2. noun Anything in poor condition or of poor quality.

Related Bulgarian words