spare tyre


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spare tyre

n
1. (Automotive Engineering) an additional tyre, usually mounted on a wheel, carried by a motor vehicle in case of puncture
2. (Anatomy) slang jocular Brit a deposit of fat just above the waist
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Translations
rezerva
reservehjul
vararengas
rezervna guma
pótkerékúszógumi
スペアタイヤ
예비 타이어
reservdäck
ยางอะไหล่
lốp dự phòng

spare tyre

n (Aut) → gomma di scorta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

spare tyre

→ إِطَارٌ احْتِيَاطِيّ rezerva reservehjul Reservereifen ρεζέρβα rueda de recambio, rueda de repuesto vararengas pneu de rechange rezervna guma gomma di scorta スペアタイヤ 예비 타이어 reserveband reservedekk zapasowa opona pneu sobressalente, pneu sobresselente запасное колесо reservdäck ยางอะไหล่ stepne lốp dự phòng 备用轮胎
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