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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÉcart
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e.kaʁ
"L'écart entre les résultats était préoccupant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A difference or deviation from a standard or norm.
"The ecart between the two measurements was significant enough to warrant further investigation." - 2
A gap or interval between two points or objects.
"There was a noticeable ecart in the performance levels of the two teams."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'écart' originates from the Old French 'escarter', which means to separate or to set apart. It evolved from the Latin 'excardinare', reflecting a shift in meaning from physical separation to a more abstract notion of difference or deviation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Écart" is said worldwide
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Écart
Transliteration: e.kaʁ
"L'écart entre les résultats était préoccupant."
Abweichung
Transliteration: ˈaːbˌvaɪ̯çʊŋ
"Die Abweichung zwischen den beiden Messungen war signifikant."
Scarto
Transliteration: ˈskarto
"C'era uno scarto significativo nei risultati."
Desviación
Transliteration: desβiaˈθjon
"La desviación entre los dos conjuntos de datos fue notable."
Desvio
Transliteration: deˈzvi.u
"O desvio entre as medições foi significativo."
अंतर
Transliteration: antar
"दो मापों के बीच का अंतर महत्वपूर्ण था।"
差异
Transliteration: chāyì
"两个测量之间的差异显著。"
차이
Transliteration: cha-i
"두 측정값 사이의 차이가 중요했다."
差異
Transliteration: さい
"二つの測定値の間に差異があった。"
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