piece of crap: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- An object that is of very poor quality, unreliable, broken, or otherwise worthless.
- A device, vehicle, or item judged to be inferior or not functioning properly.
Examples
BetaThe phone I bought last week turned out to be a piece of crap; it stopped working after two days.
Le téléphone que j’ai acheté la semaine dernière s’est avéré être un vrai tas de ferraille ; il a cessé de fonctionner après deux jours.
I regret getting that cheap blender; it’s a piece of crap and can’t even crush ice properly.
Je regrette d’avoir acheté ce mixeur pas cher ; c’est un tas de ferraille et il ne peut même pas broyer la glace correctement.
The car he sold me was a piece of crap, constantly breaking down on the highway.
La voiture qu’il m’a vendue était un tas de ferraille, tombant constamment en panne sur l’autoroute.
- A contemptuous insult for a person regarded as worthless, contemptible, or morally despicable.
- A disparaging label applied to someone's ideas, plans, or actions to indicate they are worthless or objectionable.
Examples
BetaNobody wanted to work with that piece of crap who always shirked responsibility.
Personne ne voulait travailler avec ce bon à rien qui fuyait toujours ses responsabilités.
He called his rival a piece of crap during the heated argument at the meeting.
Il a traité son rival de bon à rien pendant la dispute animée lors de la réunion.
Don’t listen to that piece of crap; he’s only trying to bring you down.
N’écoute pas ce bon à rien ; il essaie juste de te rabaisser.
Examples:
- EN: Lt, this radio is a piece of crap.ES: - Mi teniente, esta radio es un asco.
- EN: You piece of crap!ES: ¡Pedazo de mierda!
- EN: Because not once not even once did you keep to that piece of crap... this abominable ballet, that claims to be a true cultural contribution extremely fanciful a unique event.ES: Porque ni una sola vez ni siquiera una, se ha logrado que esa pieza, interpretada con ese repulsivo ballet clásico, y tan exigente, se convierta en una delicada contribución cultural extremadamente fantástica. ¡Un acontecimiento único!
- EN: Do you think a shot from this piece of crap could reach the other margin?ES: ¿Un cañonazo desde aquí podría alcanzar la otra orilla?
- EN: You're like that broken shotgun. A useless piece of crap!ES: Eres tan útil como este rifle, idiota.
- EN: It's a good deal for that piece of crap.ES: Le estoy ofreciendo una ganga.
- EN: How much do you want for that piece of crap?ES: ¿Cuánto pides por esto?
- EN: You damn piece of crap!ES: ¡Trasto de mierda!
- EN: And you, you piece of crap, why did you screw up this little mechanical wonder?ES: Y tú, pedazo de chatarra, ¿por qué has estropeado esta maravilla mecánica?
- EN: Horrible imperialist car, a petrol guzzler that's impossible to park, giant piece of crap, but indispensable for towing caravans out of the capitalist mainstream.ES: Un coche imperialista horrible, un derroche de gasolina imposible de aparcar, un trasto enorme, pero indispensable para tirar de las caravanas de la corriente capitalista.
- EN: A piece of crap!ES: ¡Menuda mierda!
- EN: For an old piece of crap, it sure was a bitch to tear it down.ES: Vaya montón de basura, que mierda de trabajo.
- EN: And I'll tell you something, your plan's a piece of crap.ES: Te diré una cosa... Tu plan es absurdo.
- EN: You enjoy sitting up there and I'm like a piece of crap in the road?ES: Tu disfrutas allá arriba mientras yo estoy como un pedazo de mierda en la calle
- EN: I am not a piece of crap.ES: Yo no soy una basura.
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