jalopy

• Umgangssprachliches Substantiv für ein altes, stark abgenutztes und unzuverlässiges Fahrzeug, meist ein Auto.

A noun referring to an old, dilapidated, and unreliable car or vehicle.

1. Old, unreliable carB2informal

   A car that is old, in poor condition, and often breaks down.

   Alte, unzuverlässige Karre

   • He drove up in a rusty old jalopy that barely ran.
   • My first car was a beat-up jalopy, but I loved it.
   • The jalopy coughed and sputtered before finally starting.

   Synonymebangerbeatercrateheapjunkerwreck