Volvo
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See also: volvo
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“I roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product.
Pronunciation
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[edit]Volvo
- The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely.
Translations
[edit]automobile manufacturer
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Noun
[edit]Volvo (plural Volvos)
- A motor car manufactured by Volvo.
Swedish
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Volvo n (genitive Volvos)
- (automobiles) Volvo
- 1998, “Volvo 142”[1]performed by Billy Opel:
- Jag åkte ner till Stockholm och då fick jag se glänsande Porschar och BMW. Men jag har en kärra som är bättre ändå [or "den då," but probably mis-sung]. Det är en Volvo 142. Och bilen den går utav helvete. Jag blåser om varenda BMW. Däcken de spinner när jag gasar på med min Volvo 142. Solen den skiner på blåa skyn när jag åker bort från byn. Kör på Highway 70, blåser om en Renault med min blåa 142. Köra så långt söderut, ända tills min motor är slut. Sätta upp ett tält och där ska vi bo, jag och min Volvo 142.
- I went down to Stockholm and then I saw [got to see] shiny Porsches and BMW. But I have a ride that's better still. It's a Volvo 142. And the car [it – redundant] goes like hell. I blow past every BMW. The tires [they – redundant] spin when I step on the gas in my Volvo 142. The sun [it – redundant] is shining in the blue sky as I drive away from the village [sic]. I [implied from present tense] drive on Highway 70, blow past a Renault with my blue 142. Drive [infinitive] so far south [all the way] until my engine gives out [is finished]. Set [infinitive] up a tent and there we will [shall] live, me and my Volvo 142.
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