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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfriable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fʁi.abl/
"Le sol sec était friable sous nos pas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move or act in a noisy, bustling, or hurried manner.
"She began to brackle about the kitchen, preparing the feast in a flurry of pots and pans."
- 1
Brittle, fragile, or easily broken.
"The frost left the dead branches brackle and prone to snapping under the slightest weight."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from dialectal English roots, 'brackle' originates from northern regional speech relating to brittle or easily broken materials. It is likely an intensive or frequentative form of 'break', appearing in historical glossaries and regional lexicons from the late medieval to early modern period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Brackle" is said worldwide
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friable
Transliteration: /fʁi.abl/
"Le sol sec était friable sous nos pas."
brüchig
Transliteration: /ˈbʁʏçɪç/
"Das alte Holz war trocken und brüchig."
fragile
Transliteration: /ˈfra.dʒi.le/
"Il ramo secco era fragile e si è rotto subito."
quebradizo
Transliteration: /ke.βɾaˈdi.θo/
"El vidrio viejo se vuelve muy quebradizo."
queadiço
Transliteration: /ke.wɾaˈdi.su/
Script: quebradiço
"O galho seco estava quebradiço."
भंगुर
Transliteration: bhangur
"ठंड के कारण सूखी टहनियाँ भंगुर हो गई थीं।"
易碎的
Transliteration: yì suì de
"冬天的枯枝变得非常易碎。"
부서지기 쉬운
Transliteration: buseojigi swiun
"추위에 나뭇가지가 쉽게 부서지게 되었다."
脆い
Transliteration: moroii
"冬の寒さで枯れ枝がもろくなっていた。"
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