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kete mcm

English translation: the car feels like

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Malay term or phrase:kete mcm
English translation:the car feels like
Entered by: Graham Benne (X)

17:57 Nov 17, 2012
Malay to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Malay term or phrase: kete mcm
This is in a response to a survey about fuel. I do not know the question. The full response is "penjimatan minyak + kete mcm ferari. There has been quite a lot about Ferrari cars.
Graham Benne (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:22
the car feels like
Explanation:
The word 'kete' is a slang for 'kereta' and 'mcm' is a short form for 'macam'.
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Cassius Duwin
Malaysia
Local time: 04:22
Grading comment
I should have got the mcm but "kete" never! Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3the car feels like
Cassius Duwin


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the car feels like


Explanation:
The word 'kete' is a slang for 'kereta' and 'mcm' is a short form for 'macam'.

Example sentence(s):
  • The car feels like it's hard-wired to the driver's synapses, responding to control inputs with lightning alacrity.
  • More than anything the car feels like a racing car.
Cassius Duwin
Malaysia
Local time: 04:22
Native speaker of: Malay
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I should have got the mcm but "kete" never! Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  definitions
7 hrs
agree  yam2u: since this is a survey about fuel, the driver could also be alluding to similarity in fuel consumption instead of performance. :)
10 hrs
agree  Naim Jalil
15 hrs
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