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10 Language-to-English DictionariesErsatzreifen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛɐ̯ˈzat͡sˌʁaɪ̯fən
"Das Auto hat einen platten Reifen, wir müssen den Ersatzreifen montieren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An extra wheel and tyre kept in a motor vehicle to be used if one of the standard tyres goes flat.
"Make sure you check the pressure in the spare tyre before taking the car on a long journey." - 2
An roll of excess fat around a person's waistline.
"He started going to the gym regularly to get rid of the spare tyre he had developed over the winter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'spare' (from Old English sparian, meaning to save or keep in reserve) and 'tyre' (alternatively spelled tire, from Middle English tier, referring to the metal band or rubber covering of a wheel). The colloquial anatomical sense referring to excess fat around the waist developed in mid-20th-century British English through metaphorical extension from the spare wheel kept in the trunk of a car.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spare tyre" is said worldwide
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pneu de secours
Transliteration: pnø də səkuʁ
"J'ai dû changer le pneu de secours après avoir crevé."
Ersatzreifen
Transliteration: ɛɐ̯ˈzat͡sˌʁaɪ̯fən
"Das Auto hat einen platten Reifen, wir müssen den Ersatzreifen montieren."
ruota di scorta
Transliteration: ˈrwɔta di ˈskɔrta
"Ricordati di controllare la pressione della ruota di scorta."
neumático de repuesto
Transliteration: newˈmatiko ðe reˈpwesto
"Sacamos el neumático de repuesto del maletero para cambiar la rueda pinchada."
pneu sobressalente
Transliteration: pneʊ sobɾesaˈlẽtʃi
"O motorista trocou o pneu furado pelo pneu sobressalente."
स्टेपनी
Transliteration: stepni
"पंचर होने पर गाड़ी में एक अतिरिक्त स्टेपनी होनी चाहिए।"
备胎
Transliteration: bèitāi
"后备箱里一直放着一个备胎。"
스페어 타이어
Transliteration: seupeeo taieo
"트렁크를 열어 스페어 타이어 상태를 확인했다."
スペアタイヤ
Transliteration: supeataiya
"トランクの中にスペアタイヤが積んあります。"
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