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Porsche
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porsche
English
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Etymology
en de Porsche
automotive From the surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche, beginning 1931.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɔːʃ/ /ˈpɔː.ʃə/ /ˈpɔː.ʃi/ RP
en en-uk-Porsche.ogg UK
en /ˈpɔɹʃ/ /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/ /ˈpɔɹ.ʃi/ /ˈpoɹ-/ GA
en en-us-Porsche.ogg US
en ɔː(ɹ)ʃ ɔː(ɹ)ʃə ɔː(ɹ)ʃi 1 2 2
en Por sche
en Portia some accents
Proper noun
~
thumb|1956 Porsche 356A Speedster Replica
en countable en German.
Further reading
Noun
en automotive A car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.
en 2004 Gaby Triana Backstage Pass 42 Mom drives an Accord, which is quite a surprise if you think about it. I guess that says something about her response to fame. Anyone can drive a Porsche once they have the cash.
en 2005 William Braxton Irvine On Desire: Why We Want What We Want Oxford University Press, 0195188624 26 a male undergoing a garden-variety mid-life crisis is disturbed not by his sexual appetites but by the lack of variety in his sexual partners. He is disturbed not by the crass materialism of his life but by the fact that he is still driving a Ford when he could and should be driving a Porsche.
en w:Sia; w:Chris Braide no Unstoppable (Sia song) Unstoppable w:This Is Acting 2016 w:Sia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIaGs-bWxEk I'm unstoppable / I'm a Porsche with no brakes / I'm invincible / Yeah, I win every single game
en 2018 w:Maroon 5 w:Cardi B Girls Like You (Remix) Red Pill Blues I don't really want a white horse and carriage / I'm thinkin' more of white Porsches and karats
Derived terms
en menoporsche
Translations
surname
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 波爾舍 Bō'ěrshè
German: de Porsche
Polish: pl Porsche m f
car of this brand
Arabic: ar بُورْش m burš
Hijazi Arabic: acw پورشه f pōrša, acw بُورْش f bōrš
Bulgarian: bg По́рше n
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 保時捷 Bǎoshíjié
Georgian: ka პორშე
German: de Porsche m
Hindi: hi पॉर्श
Japanese: ja ポルシェ Porushe
Korean: ko ^포르쉐
Marathi: mr पोर्श f, mr पोर्शे f
Polish: pl porsche n
Russian: ru По́рше f
Zhuang: za Baujsizcez
Anagrams
en cehoprs Cophers Porches cophers porches
en eponyms
en Automobiles Organizations
German
Pronunciation
de [ˈpɔʁʃə] Germany
de [ˈpɔɐ̯ʃɛ] [ˈb̥ɔɐ̯ʃɛ] Austria
de [ˈpɔrʃɛ] Swiss
de De-Porsche.ogg
de De-Porsche2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Por sche
Noun
f.sg
de Porst
Declension
f.sg
Proper noun
m
de Porsche
Descendants
en Porsche 1
hu Porsche 1
zh 波爾舍 Bō'ěrshě 1 1
Hungarian
Etymology
From hu de Porsche, the surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche.
Pronunciation
porse
hu Por sche
hu ʃɛ 2
Proper noun
hu proper noun
en Porsche the German sports car manufacturer
en Porsche a car of this brand
Declension
Porsché ePorsché
or
Porsché oPorsché
Derived terms
hu porschés