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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesappareil
Pronunciation / Transliteration: appareil
"Le réfrigérateur est un appareil électroménager indispensable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A device or machine designed to perform a specific function, typically a domestic one.
"Modern household appliances have significantly reduced the time spent on chores."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French apliance, from applicare (see apply). The original sense was 'application, utilization', later coming to mean 'a device or instrument applied for a specific purpose'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Appliance" is said worldwide
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appareil
Transliteration: appareil
"Le réfrigérateur est un appareil électroménager indispensable."
Gerät
Transliteration: Gerät
"Ein Kühlschrank ist ein elektrisches Gerät."
elettrodomestico
Transliteration: elettrodomestico
"Abbiamo comprato un nuovo elettrodomestico per la cucina."
electrodoméstico
Transliteration: electrodoméstico
"La lavadora es un electrodoméstico muy útil."
eletrodoméstico
Transliteration: eletrodoméstico
Script: eletrodomestico
"Eles compraram novos eletrodomésticos para a casa."
उपकरण
Transliteration: upakaran
"फ्रिज एक घरेलू उपकरण है।"
电器
Transliteration: diànqì
"家里有很多现代化的电器。"
가전제품
Transliteration: gajeonjepum
"우리는 새로운 주방 가전제품을 샀습니다."
家電製品
Transliteration: kaden seihin
"新しい家電製品をリビングに置きました。"
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