「やばいリンガル」 Crook (泥棒)

 オージー英語の独特な使い方により、他の英語国で使われている言葉がまったく同じも完全に意味が違ってくることもある。今日の言葉crookは、その例のひとつ。
 
Strine uses English in ways not seen in other English-speaking countries, even when it comes to the same words. “Crook” is another example of that.

Crook
日本語の意味
Japanese Meaning
泥棒
Dorobo
米・英語の意味
Meaning in U.S./British English
Thief, robber
だけど、豪語では、、、
But the meaning in Strine is...
1)病気
2)故障及び使用不可能なもの
1) To feel ill
2) To be broken down, unusable (usually in reference to an inanimate object)

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