Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
スペアタイヤレス
English translation:
without a spare tyre
Added to glossary by
David Gibney
Sep 27, 2015 07:58
8 yrs ago
Japanese term
スペアタイヤレス
Japanese to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
car specification
This is taken from a vehicle specification. Does this term means "less spare tyre" or "without spare tyre"? Or other meaning?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | without a spare tyre |
David Gibney
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| 2 | spare-tire-free |
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Change log
Nov 3, 2015 04:03: David Gibney Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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without a spare tyre
Yes, it means "without the spare tyre" (or tire in North America)
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
29 mins
spare-tire-free
http://ejje.weblio.jp/sentence/content/アタイヤ/4
http://www.edmunds.com/bmw/i3/2014/long-term-road-test/2014-...
http://tyre.dunlop.co.jp/tyre/products/base/runflat.html
http://www.edmunds.com/bmw/i3/2014/long-term-road-test/2014-...
http://tyre.dunlop.co.jp/tyre/products/base/runflat.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lourdes Alvarez
: flat type tire is written in the weblio sentences
58 mins
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| disagree |
SachiM
: Doesn't "-free" sound like it is something almost universally agreed on as better without? I don't think this nuance applies to spare tires. "Run-flat" is the type of tire originally on the car to allow it to carry no spare.
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