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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanimalerie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.ni.mal.ʁi/
"Nous avons acheté un nouveau panier pour le chat à l'animalerie."
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A retail business that sells various types of animals, pet food, supplies, and accessories.
"We need to visit the pet store to buy some food and a new collar for our dog."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the noun 'pet' (originating in the 16th century, likely of imitative origin or from Scottish Gaelic 'pait') and 'store' (derived from the Old French 'estoreor', meaning a stock or provision). The compound noun emerged in the 19th century with the rise of domestic animal keeping and specialized retail commerce for household companion animals.
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animalerie
Transliteration: /a.ni.mal.ʁi/
"Nous avons acheté un nouveau panier pour le chat à l'animalerie."
Zoohandlung
Transliteration: /ˈtsoːˌhantlʊŋ/
"Wir kaufen das Hundefutter in der Zoohandlung."
negozio di animali
Transliteration: /neˈɡɔt.tsjo di aniˈmaːli/
"Ho comprato del cibo per pesci al negozio di animali."
tienda de mascotas
Transliteration: /ˈtjenda de masˈkotas/
"Fuimos a la tienda de mascotas a comprar un juguete para el perro."
pet shop
Transliteration: /ˈpɛt ˌʃɔp/
"Comprei a ração do gato no pet shop."
पालतू जानवरों की दुकान
Transliteration: paaltoo jaanvaroan ki dukaan
"हम अपने कुत्ते के लिए कुछ खिलौने खरीदने पालतू जानवरों की दुकान गए।"
宠物店
Transliteration: /chǒng wù diàn/
"我们在宠物店买了一些狗粮。"
애완동물 가게
Transliteration: /ae.wan.dong.mul ga.ge/
"우리는 애완동물 가게에서 강아지 간식을 샀습니다."
ペットショップ
Transliteration: /petto shoppu/
"ペットショップで新しい鳥かごを買いました。"
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