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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesagitation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: agitation
"Il aime l'agitation de la ville."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Excited activity and movement.
"He got away from the hustle and bustle of the city."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century (originally in the sense 'move briskly or restlessly'): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Icelandic bustla 'to bustle, flounder'.
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agitation
Transliteration: agitation
"Il aime l'agitation de la ville."
Treibein
Transliteration: Treiben
Script: Treiben
"Er genießt das bunte Treiben auf dem Markt."
trambusto
Transliteration: trambusto
"Si trasferì in campagna per sfuggire al trambusto."
bullicio
Transliteration: bullicio
"Disfruto del bullicio de la gran ciudad."
agitação
Transliteration: agitação
"Eles escaparam da agitação da metrópole."
भागदौड़
Transliteration: bhagdaur
"वह शहर की भागदौड़ से दूर रहना चाहता था।"
喧嚣
Transliteration: xuānxiāo
"我喜欢这座城市的喧嚣。"
분주함
Transliteration: bunjuham
"그는 도시의 분주함에서 벗어났다."
喧騒
Transliteration: kensō
"彼は都会の喧騒から逃れた。"
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