Scuppers Meaning in English

word · lemma: scupper

US

ˈskəpɝz

SKUH-perz

UK

skˈʌpəz

SKUH-puhz

التعريف

Scuppers are openings on the side of a ship or boat that let water drain off the deck. In British English slang, 'to scupper' can also mean to ruin or sabotage something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal when used for ships; informal or slang when meaning ruin/sabotage (mainly British English: 'The plan was scuppered'). Rarely used outside nautical or UK contexts. Common noun phrase: 'over the scuppers' (completely full).

• Spanish: desagües (barco) - sabotea (del verbo 'scupper')
• Portuguese (BR): alçapões (barco) - arruína (do verbo 'scupper')
• Portuguese (PT): scuppers (navio) - arruina (do verbo 'scupper')
• Chinese (Simplified): 排水口（船用）- 破坏（作动词）
• Chinese (Traditional): 排水口（船用）- 破壞（作動詞）
• Hindi: स्कपर्स (जहाज के पानी के लिए छेद) - असफल कर देना (क्रिया)
• Arabic: صفاية (سفينة) - يُفشل (فعل)
• Bengali: স্কাপার - ডেকের জল নিস্কাশনের ছিদ্র
• Russian: шпигаты - разрушить (разг., переносный смысл)
• Japanese: スカッパー（排水口） - 台無しにする（英俗語）
• Vietnamese: lỗ thoát nước boong tàu - phá hỏng (tiếng lóng Anh)
• Korean: 스커퍼(배의 배수구) - 망치다(영국 속어)
• Turkish: lazım - engellemek (İngilizce argo)
• Urdu: سکپر (جہاز کے کنارے کا سوراخ) - ناکام بنانا (برطانوی بول چال)
• Indonesian: lubang pembuangan air (di kapal) - menggagalkan (slang Inggris)

جمل نموذجية

The rainwater flows off the deck through the scuppers.

basic

Make sure the scuppers are not blocked.

basic

Water spills over the scuppers in a storm.

basic

The sailors opened the scuppers to clear water from the deck quickly.

natural

Heavy rain almost sent water pouring over the scuppers last night.

natural

Their last-minute changes totally scuppers our travel plans.

natural