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Chevrolet
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English
thumb|a Chevrolet dealership
Etymology
From en fr Chevrolet. The car company was en Louis Chevrolet its founder 1878 1941 = 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˌʃɛvɹəˈleɪ/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Chevrolet.wav US
en eɪ 3
Proper noun
en Q29570 A brand of automobile, originally independent and long since a part of GM.
en Chevy<id:Q29570><qq:informal>
en Saturn#Proper noun Pontiac#Proper noun Oldsmobile<id:Q204327> Olds<id:Q204327> Buick#Proper noun Cadillac#Proper noun
en Chevrolet has introduced a new model for 1964: the Malibu. See your dealer today!
en 1974 Beach Baby w:The First Class Do you remember back in old L.A. / When everybody drove a Chevrolet?
en w:"Weird Al" Yankovic Dare to Be Stupid Dare to Be Stupid 1985 w:"Weird Al" Yankovic Settle down, raise a family, join the PTABuy some sensible shoes and a Chevrolet
en French.
Derived terms
en Chevy Q29570
Noun
A vehicle of this make.
en Chevy#Noun<qq:informal>
en Saturn#Noun Pontiac#Noun Oldsmobile#Noun Olds#Noun Buick#Noun Cadillac#Noun
en I saw a late-model Chevrolet pull around back. That would have been around 10 PM.
Translations
car of this brand
Bulgarian: bg шевроле́т m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 雪佛蘭
Hindi: hi शेव्रोले m
Japanese: ja シボレー Shiborē
Korean: ko ^시보레
Portuguese: pt Chevrolet f
Russian: ru Шевроле́ f, ru шевроле́ m
Swedish: sv Chevrolet, sv Cheva Chevy
en eponyms
en Automobiles
French
fr:
Etymology
From fr fro chevrol roebuck (modern French fr chevreuil) + fr -et. fr cabriolet.
automobile From fr en Chevrolet. The car company was fr Louis Chevrolet its founder 1878 1941 = 1. From fr fr Chevrolet.
Pronunciation
Chĕvroletfr is the schwa correct?
Proper noun
m
en Chevrolet: fr
Descendants
en Chevrolet 1
Proper noun
f
en Chevrolet brand of automobile
Portuguese
pt:
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Chevrolet + 1
Pronunciation
chevrolé
pt ɛ Brazil
Proper noun
m
en Chevrolet brand of automobile
pt Antologia crítica do conto gaúcho Volnyr Santos; Walmor Santos Josué Guimarães Mãos Sujas de Terra 1982 1998 9788524105715 Sagra Luzzatto; WS Editor Porto Alegre https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/Antologia_cr%C3%ADtica_do_conto_ga%C3%BAcho/56UtAAAAYAAJ?hl=pt-BR&gbpv=1&bsq=%22um+Chevrolet%22&dq=%22um+Chevrolet%22&printsec=frontcover 42 No galpão novo trator-de-esteira como que saído de fábrica, reluzindo o amarelão da pintura. Um Chevrolet último tipo, atarracado e brilhante. In the shed, a new bulldozer, as if it had just left the factory, gleaming with yellow paint. A Chevrolet of the latest type, stocky and shiny.
pt 1986-12-08 Placar Zagueiro por obra de Deus Tonico Duarte Luisão Pereira 863 Abril São Paulo Victor Civita O melhor do Paraná 26 https://books.google.com.br/books?id=6FznjZ1v25EC&pg=PA26&dq=%22um+Chevrolet%22&hl=pt-BR&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj17OmWkrKCAxX1p5UCHXBOAqA4ChDoAXoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=%22um%20Chevrolet%22&f=false Recebeu uma resposta de bate-pronto: "Petróleo e Feijão estão custando caro, mas um Chevrolet vale mais ainda", devolveu, lembrando do antigo apelido. He received a snappy reply: "Oil and beans are expensive, but a Chevrolet is worth even more," he said, remembering his old nickname.