Tin can
Definition
A Transylvanian regional term designating a tin can, a metal beverage can, or a piece of sheet metal. In popular technical speech, it also refers to galvanized thin iron sheets used by tinsmiths for roofing or making gutters.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Tin can
- Sheet metal
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, expanding regularly across standard plural and case boundaries. |
| Formation | Linguistic borrowing from Hungarian 'bádog' (sheet metal, tin), well-preserved in western Romanian subdialects. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ba.ˈdoɡ] |
| Source | Lexicon of Transylvanian Subdialects, Regional Etymologies, and Crafts |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Copiii au legat un badog gol de sfoară și s-au jucat toată ziua prin curtea casei.
EN: The children tied an empty tin can to a string and played all day around the house yard.
RO: Tinichigiul a tăiat o bucată de badog pentru a repara burlanul spart de grindina de ieri.
EN: The tinsmith cut a piece of sheet metal to repair the gutter broken by yesterday's hail.
RO: Muncitorul a băut un badog de suc rece în timpul pauzei de prânz pentru a se răcori.
EN: The worker drank a can of cold soda during his lunch break to cool off.
Idioms & Phrases
Doză de badog / Aluminum can / metal beverage container
RO: Expresie ardeleană modernă pentru dozele metalice folosite la îmbutelierea berii sau a băuturilor răcoritoare.
EN: A modern Transylvanian phrase for metal cans used for bottling beer or soft drinks.
Acoperiș de badog / Tin roof / sheet metal roofing
RO: Înveliș protector al unei case realizat din foi de tablă zincată îmbinate prin fântuire pentru a opri infiltrațiile.
EN: A protective building cover made of zinc-coated sheet metal sheets joined together to stop infiltrations.
Ulei la badog / Canned oil / oil in a tin container
RO: Ulei auto sau alimentar comercializat în recipiente metalice etanșe, specifice vechiului comerț de import.
EN: Motor or edible oil marketed in sealed metal containers, characteristic of historical import trade.
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