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cupá

English translation: coupé

16:48 Nov 25, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Ecuador
Spanish term or phrase: cupá
Document from Ecuador has a list of vehicles:
Marca FORD Modelo EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER Clase AUTOMOVIL Tipo CUPÁ

Suggestions appreciated. Thank you!
Heather Oland
United States
Local time: 22:12
English translation:coupé
Explanation:
As in "Little Deuce ..."

coupe1
/kuːp/
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a car with a fixed roof, two doors, and a sloping rear.

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Note added at 37 mins (2020-11-25 17:25:51 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupé
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 04:12
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This must be it. I think they must have misclassified the Expedition in my list. Thank you for your assistance!
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4 +4coupé
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
coupé


Explanation:
As in "Little Deuce ..."

coupe1
/kuːp/
Filter definitions by topic
See definitions in:
All
Transportation
Food
noun
1.
a car with a fixed roof, two doors, and a sloping rear.

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Note added at 37 mins (2020-11-25 17:25:51 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupé

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 04:12
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 187
Grading comment
This must be it. I think they must have misclassified the Expedition in my list. Thank you for your assistance!
Notes to answerer
Asker: I was thinking it might be a typo for cupé, but a Ford Expedition doesn't really fit the description...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Z-Translations Translator
12 mins
agree  philgoddard: You haven't actually said that it's a typo for cupé.
31 mins
  -> Yeah, could be scanned... or they thought the accent makes it sound like the Fonz (ehyyyy)
agree  Toni Castano
4 hrs
agree  Robert Carter: Yes, it must mean this. There's a three-door model of the Ford Explorer that's called a coupé, e.g., https://www.compraensanjuan.com/anuncio_ve/1257174/explorer-...
10 hrs
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