Wheels

Slang Term AmericanBritishAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Casual
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Significado: A car or means of transportation.

汽车或交通工具。
Un coche o medio de transporte.
車、移動手段。
자동차, 이동 수단.

Slang for a car—focusing on the wheels as the defining feature of personal transport.

指汽车的俚语,以车轮作为个人交通工具的代表特征。
Argot para coche, centrándose en las ruedas como característica definitoria del transporte personal.
車を指すスラング。車輪を個人の移動手段の象徴として捉えた表現。
자동차를 뜻하는 속어로, 개인 교통수단의 핵심인 바퀴에 초점을 맞춘 표현이다.

Significado literal: Wheels of a car

Ejemplos

  1. You got wheels?
    你有车吗?
    ¿Tienes coche?
    車ある?
    차 있어?
  2. Nice wheels, man.
    好车啊,兄弟
    Buen coche, tío
    いい車だね
    좋은 차네, 야.
  3. I need some wheels to get to work.
    我需要一辆车去上班
    Necesito un coche para ir al trabajo
    仕事に行くのに車が必要だ
    출근하려면 차가 필요해.

Pronunciación

/wiːlz/

Guía de uso

Contexto: cars, transportation

Tono: casual, cool

✓ Correcto

  • Nice wheels.
    好车
    Buen coche
    いい車だね
    좋은 차네.
  • Got wheels?
    有车吗?
    ¿Tienes coche?
    車ある?
    차 있어?
  • Need some wheels.
    需要一辆车
    Necesito un coche
    車が必要だ
    차가 필요해.

✗ Incorrecto

  • Car
    Car(普通说法)
    Car(término estándar)
    Car(車の普通の言い方)
    자동차
  • Transportation
    Transportation(正式用语)
    Transportation(término formal)
    Transportation(移動手段の正式な言い方)
    교통수단

Errores comunes

Origen e historia

Metonymy—wheels representing the whole car.

Etimología: American slang, mid 20th century

Primera vez registrado: 1950s

Contexto cultural

Era: 1950s to present

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: American car culture; Hip-hop

Regional notes: Universal English slang.

Variaciones

WheelsGot wheelsNice wheels

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