Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Cutlass

Swedish translation:

Oldsmobile Cutlass

Added to glossary by Mats Wiman
Apr 13, 2004 10:51
20 yrs ago
English term

Cutlass

English to Swedish Other Automotive / Cars & Trucks
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Proposed translations (Swedish)
5 +4 Oldsmobile Cutlass
5 kortsvärd, machete

Proposed translations

+4
5 mins
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Oldsmobile Cutlass

den populäraste varianten F-85 tillverkades 1961-1988
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45 mins

kortsvärd, machete

Orsaken till att Oldsmobile döpte modellen till Cutlass. Jfr: Fairchild A10 Thenderbolt/SAAB F37 Thunderbolt (Viggen), Ford Thunderbird, Ford Falcon etc

Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry:cutlass
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-es
Etymology:alteration of earlier coutelace, from Middle French coutelas, aug. of coutel knife, from Latin cultellus small knife, diminutive of culter knife * more at COLTER

1 : a short heavy curving cutting sword formerly used by sailors on war vessels
2 : MACHETE

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