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Beretta

Beretta

1 8.6
A two-door compact car made by Chevrolet from 1987 to 1996
  • proper noun
  • /bɛˈrɛtə/
translation icon : Chevrolet Beretta
  • I even came across a Chevy Beretta, less one hubcap, in a dug-in position at a deserted Republican Guard field hospital.
  • Chevy Beretta
  • Beretta and Corsica

Examples

  • When the Corsica/Beretta came with an off-center steering wheel and seatbelts in the doors.

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  • Without answering, I grabbed the car keys and, like an idiot, the .22 Beretta from my desk drawer. Only later in the car did I notice the magazine was empty, and I ran out.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I’m carrying it, and I’m looking through the windshield driving that Chevy Beretta down through here going,

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  • That said, as far as 'modern design' goes, the much-maligned Beretta was the car that made a 10-year-old me go 'wow' when I saw it on display at Epcot Center's World of Motion in 1986 next to the solar car display.

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  • I have always dreamed of owning a classic Chevy Beretta due to its sleek design.

  • Many car enthusiasts admire the vintage Beretta for its sporty appearance.

  • At the car show, I saw a beautifully restored Beretta that attracted a large crowd.

Synonyms

Cadillac
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114 3.8

A famous American car brand that makes luxury cars

is an ordinary compact two-door economy model, not a luxury brand product
Chevrolet
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38 1.4

An American car and truck brand made by General Motors

is a single compact two-door model made by that manufacturer
Contessa
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  • Indian
3 8.2

A model of car made in India in the 1980s called the Hindustan Contessa

is a compact American two-door coupe rather than that foreign model
Levin
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3 7.9

A Toyota car model often a sporty version of the Corolla

is a compact coupe focused on everyday driving, not sport trim
Dauphine
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2 9.5

A small French family car with its engine at the back

is a later front-engined compact coupe, not an older rear-engined economy car
Ranchero
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1 8.4

A two-door car with a flat open back like a small truck made by Ford

is a passenger compact coupe, not a utility pickup hybrid
Sunbird
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1 6.7

A small car made by Pontiac from the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s

is a compact two-door coupe model made from 1987 to 1996
Figaro
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8.2

A small retro two-door convertible car made by Nissan in the early 1990s

is a compact fixed-roof two-door coupe rather than a convertible
chevy
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  • Informal
8.6

A car made by Chevrolet

refers to a specific compact two-door model rather than slang for any car

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Beretta (the Chevrolet car) borrowed the same Italian family name that is famous for firearms, so a helpful way to remember the car is to think of the name's link to the well-known gun maker.