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gremlin in Japanese

gremlin in Japanese is グレムリン — gremlin means a mischievous imaginary creature blamed for mechanical faults or malfunctions, especially in machinery or aircraft.

gremlin in Japanese

グレムリン
noun
Pronounced: guremurin
An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined, for example, to damage or dismantle machinery.

What does "gremlin" mean?

  1. noun A mischievous imaginary creature blamed for mechanical faults or malfunctions, especially in machinery or aircraft.
    "Pilots joked that a gremlin must be loose in the engine."
  2. noun An unexplained glitch, fault, or source of trouble in a system or piece of equipment.
    "Engineers spent all night chasing a gremlin in the software."
  3. noun A troublesome, mischievous, or annoying person.
    "Her little brother is an absolute gremlin at family dinners."

gremlin in a sentence

  • Pilots joked that a gremlin must be loose in the engine.
  • There's a gremlin in this printer — it jams every single time.
  • Engineers spent all night chasing a gremlin in the software.
  • Her little brother is an absolute gremlin at family dinners.

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What is "gremlin" in Japanese?

"gremlin" in Japanese is グレムリン. gremlin means: A mischievous imaginary creature blamed for mechanical faults or malfunctions, especially in machinery or aircraft.

How do you pronounce グレムリン?

"gremlin" in Japanese is グレムリン, pronounced "guremurin".

How do you use "gremlin" in a sentence?

Example: "Pilots joked that a gremlin must be loose in the engine." In Japanese, "gremlin" is グレムリン.

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