bootleg in Japanese
bootleg in Japanese is 海賊版 — bootleg means to make, transport, or sell something illegally, especially alcohol or unauthorized copies of copyrighted material.
bootleg in Japanese
海賊版
Pronounced: kaizokuban
An illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband.
What does "bootleg" mean?
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verb To make, transport, or sell something illegally, especially alcohol or unauthorized copies of copyrighted material.
"During Prohibition, plenty of people bootlegged whiskey out of their basements."
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noun An illegally made or sold product, especially an unauthorized recording or a knockoff item.
"He collected bootlegs of live concerts that were never officially released."
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adj Made, sold, or copied illegally.
"They got caught selling bootleg copies of the new album outside the venue."
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bootleg in a sentence
- During Prohibition, plenty of people bootlegged whiskey out of their basements.
- Vendors were bootlegging DVDs of the movie before it even hit theaters.
- He collected bootlegs of live concerts that were never officially released.
- The market stall was full of obvious bootlegs of designer handbags.
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What is "bootleg" in Japanese?
"bootleg" in Japanese is 海賊版. bootleg means: To make, transport, or sell something illegally, especially alcohol or unauthorized copies of copyrighted material.
How do you pronounce 海賊版?
"bootleg" in Japanese is 海賊版, pronounced "kaizokuban".
How do you use "bootleg" in a sentence?
Example: "During Prohibition, plenty of people bootlegged whiskey out of their basements." In Japanese, "bootleg" is 海賊版.
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