CONVERTIBLE
オープンカー

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For Life
2002.08.05

Hello, and thanks for joining us again! "Obon" vacation is just around the corner, which means trips to beautiful and exciting places or returning home to catch up with relatives and old friends. So, as we did during Golden Week earlier in the year, we'll be spending the next five days talking about cars and other road vehicles - the transportation of choice for many "Obon" travelers.

Today we start with the classic summer car!

Explanation

  • A convertible is a car with a roof that can be folded down so that passengers can ride in the open.

    Be careful:
    The phrase "open car" [like the Japanese オープンカー] is Japanese English and is NOT used to mean convertible .
  • convertible  は、屋根がたたみ込める車、つまり日本語で言うオープンカーのことです。

    注意:
    open car(オープンカー)は和製英語です。

examples

  1. Let's put the top down. After all, that's why we rented a convertible , right?
  2. I've always dreamed of driving down the California coast in a red convertible.
  3. When I was in high school, I actually dated a boy just because he drove a convertible.
  4. I have a convertible that I only drive on weekends.

We've enjoyed riding with you!