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Sentence #327151

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 AlanF_US AlanF_US March 8, 2018 March 8, 2018 at 11:20:44 PM UTC link Permalink

There are dump trucks, and there are trucks that carry dumpsters. I don't know what the Japanese means.

CK CK October 14, 2021, edited October 14, 2021 October 14, 2021 at 4:43:15 AM UTC, edited October 14, 2021 at 5:08:10 AM UTC link Permalink

Something like this.


The taxi was ___ in a head-on collision with a dump truck.

crushed out of shape
crumpled up

Is there a better word or phrase for the ___?
Sort of like what happens to an aluminum drink can if you stand it up and smash it down with your foot.

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➜ #76569ダンプカーと正面衝突したタクシーはぐしゃぐしゃになった。

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The taxi collided head-on with a dumpster truck and was badly crushed.

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The taxi collided head-on with a dump truck and was badly crushed.

edited by AlanF_US, October 14, 2021