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Beetle
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beetle
English
List of names for the Volkswagen Type 1
thumb|Volkswagen Type 1 “Beetle” 1970 1
Alternative forms
en beetle uncommon
Etymology
From en beetle, as a en de Käfer 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbiː.təl/ [ˈbɪi̯.ɾəl] AU
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Beetle.wav Southern England
Noun
en UK Australia NZ A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and from 2011 to 2019).
en Bug
Derived terms
en Beetlemania
Translations
Volkswagen car
Bulgarian: bg бръмбар m
Catalan: ca escarabat m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 甲殼蟲 Jiǎqiàochóng
Dutch: nl Kever m
Estonian: et põrnikas
Finnish: fi kupla
French: fr Coccinelle f
German: de Käfer m
Greek: el Σκαραβαίος m, el Σκαθάρι
Hebrew: he חיפושית f khipushít
Italian: it maggiolino m
Lao: lo
Navajo: nv chidí néʼéshtiłí
Norwegian: no boble m f
Polish: pl garbus m
Portuguese: pt fusca m Brazil, pt carocha Portugal
Romanian: ro broscuță f
Russian: ru Фольксваген Жук m
Slovene: sl hrošč m
Spanish: es escarabajo m, es Vocho m Mexico, es fusca m Uruguay
Swedish: Volkswagen Typ 1, sv folkvagn c, sv folka c, sv bubbla c, sv bagge c
Turkish: tr tosbağa
Yoruba: yo ìjàpá
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