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[-] Shellbeach@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago

ITT: figuring out that "trans-" means "across" by giving other words with same prefix. Yey etymology

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 11 months ago

“meta” also still means “across” in Greece

phérō meant “I carry”

metaphor: I carry across

they now use the term for “transportation in general”

here’s a modern truck in Greece for ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΙΚΗ

in Greek, they use μεταφορική έννοια (metaforikí énnoia – literally “transportation sense”) to mean “metaphor”

[-] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Yo this is an incredibly cool looking truck though

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I want one that transforms into a robot.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

This is the crapsack universe, so it will, at best, turn into a GoBot.

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Hey, Road Ranger was pretty cool.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I don't think it was true about Road Ranger, but a lot of GoBots just had their robot heads underneath the vehicle pointing towards the ground when they were in car mode and when I was a kid, I was always confused about how they could see anything but the road surface when they were driving around.

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Run of the mill, is there anything in particular you fancy?

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 11 months ago

Not whom you asked but the way the windshield almost wraps around the front. Like the opposite of this ↓ sexy beast.

[-] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I think the color scheme is what caught my eye, but the row of fog lights and general styling are great. Comparing to trucks in US

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

I think this type specifically is referred to as eurotruck. I always thought the trucks with the large front looked away cooler, and more serviceable. You don't need to tilt the whole cabin forward 😄

[-] DrBob@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

Chemistry walking away without looking back as it slides into entgegen.

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