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Minimalism at its best...or worst. A FLOP HOUSE or FLOPHOUSE (DOSSHOUSE in British English) is a house or also a hotel that offers very cheap accommodations at very cheap prices because the services you get are well...cheap.  The quarters are mere cubicles, beds are small and bedrooms are usually shared. FLOP HOUSES are usually occupied by homeless people or low-income travelers. These days FLOP HOUSES have gained low reputation and some people use them to smoke drugs among other things. In the past FLOP HOUSES were known as Lodging Houses. There is not a real translation for it in Spanish. The closest would be PENSION DE MALA MUERTE or ALBERGUE PARA INDIGENTES.

"This FORD will save us some time like two or three minutes." We know FORD as one of the most famous names in the car industry, but FORD is also a shallow section in a river or a stream that can be safely crossed by walking or driving (as in the image on your left). There is a word for that in Spanish but it's rarely used. VADO is such term. Curiously, we prefer to say UN LADO CRUZABLE DEL RIO which is not necessarily the best Spanish expression out there.