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Meaning of bucket of bolts | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. coffeemaker (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee)
  2. A piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often an old car.
    idiomatic, slang
  3. coffeepot (vessel for preparing or serving coffee)
  4. bucket of bolts (a piece of machinery that's not worth more than its scrap value)
  5. feminine singular of cafetero

Equivalents

Català cafetera
Deutsch Schrottkiste
Español cafetera
Français tas de ferraille
Italiano scarcassone
Polski szmelc

Examples

“On the outside, the Trans-Am still looked like a rusty bucket of bolts, but if all his little adjustments kicked in as planned, the thing should take off like a rocket.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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