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22:32 Jan 22, 2007 |
German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Customer feedback | |||||||
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| Selected response from: jccantrell United States Local time: 13:46 | ||||||
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3 +6 | old banger |
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3 +2 | obsolete {old, decrepit} piece of equipment |
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3 +2 | (old) worn-out (exhaust) pipe* / the (our) good old pipe |
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3 | old clunker |
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2 | hunk a junk |
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obsolete {old, decrepit} piece of equipment Explanation: Everywhere I have seen this used, this is what they are talking about. I wanted to say "old piece of junk" but this German seems to be used for working equipment, so junk does not get done. Jalopy might work for a car, but as you are not talking about a car. Maybe this will give people a push in other directions |
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