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streetcar [ˈstriːtˌkɑː] n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the usual US and Canadian name for tram1 [1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations streetcar [ˈstriːtkɑːr] n (US) → tramway m street child n → enfant mf des rues street cleaner n (= person) → balayeur m (= machine) → balayeuse f street cred (British) street credibility (mainly British) n to have street cred → jouir du respect de ses pairs, avoir de la street credibility to lose one's street cred → perdre sa street credibility street crime n → délits mpl sur la voie publique street directory n → répertoire m des rues street fighting n → combats mpl de rue street guide n → index m des rues, répertoire m des rues How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When in the evening he came home from work he got off a streetcar and walked sedately along behind some business man, striving to look very substantial and important. A person who had such a task before him would not need to look very far in Packingtown--he had only to walk up the avenue and read the signs, or get into a streetcar, to obtain full information as to pretty much everything a human creature could need. |
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