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Get out of the decrepit

English translation: got out of the decrepit (ruined, worn out), blue car (Buick)

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English term or phrase:Get out of the decrepit
Selected answer:got out of the decrepit (ruined, worn out), blue car (Buick)

06:39 Oct 10, 2017
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2017-10-13 08:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Get out of the decrepit
English term or phrase: Get out of the decrepit
The man who got out of the decrepit, blue Buick was looking at the sky in astonishment.
Hakki Ucar
Türkiye
Local time: 22:52
got out of the decrepit (ruined, worn out), blue car (Buick)
Explanation:
If the question is "decrepit", here is a good simple definition and few applicable synonims.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/decrepit

(As noted in the discussion, is the car that is in a state of disrepair.)

Good luck!
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JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 12:52
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +7got out of the decrepit (ruined, worn out), blue car (Buick)
JohnMcDove
5 +4a car that is old, shabby, and not in good working order
Erin DeBell


Discussion entries: 2





  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
get out of the decrepit
got out of the decrepit (ruined, worn out), blue car (Buick)


Explanation:
If the question is "decrepit", here is a good simple definition and few applicable synonims.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/decrepit

(As noted in the discussion, is the car that is in a state of disrepair.)

Good luck!


JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 12:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
9 mins
  -> Thank you very much, Tony. :-)
agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much, Jack. :-)
agree  philgoddard: Yes, but both the text and your explanation have a redundant comma.
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much, Phil. :-) ("redundant comma" -- As noted by B D Finch)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much, Gallagy. :-)
agree  B D Finch: The comma is not redundant, it separates the two adjectives qualifying the noun "Buick".
6 hrs
  -> Thank you very much. Yes, that is the simple, sober truth. ;-)
agree  AllegroTrans
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Thank you very much, Allegro. :-)
agree  acetran
4 days
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
a decrepit car
a car that is old, shabby, and not in good working order


Explanation:
In this context it sounds like the car may still be in use, but it could also describe a car that is broken down and no longer working. It carries a connotation of something being old and in bad shape. I have most often heard it used to describe elderly people pejoratively (i.e. "old and decrepit").

Erin DeBell
United States
Local time: 15:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
6 mins
agree  writeaway: this is a clear explanation/definition
1 hr
agree  AllegroTrans
1 day 15 hrs
agree  acetran
4 days
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