tas de ferraille

Français

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

tas de ferraille

\tɑ.də.fɛ.ʁaj\

Where it comes from

De tas et ferraille.

noun

Machine qui ne vaut guère plus que le prix de son métal.

In English

jalopy old, dilapidated car
bolt bucket a clunky or unreliable machine, especially an automobile
rattletrap unreliable mechanical device
bucket of bolts machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value
rustbucket old, neglected vehicle
clanker slur for robots

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"tas de ferraille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/tas%20de%20ferraille. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tas de ferraille. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tas%20de%20ferraille

Chicago

"tas de ferraille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tas%20de%20ferraille.

BibTeX

@misc{tas_de_ferraille_2026,
  title = {tas de ferraille},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tas%20de%20ferraille},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}