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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbranche
Pronunciation / Transliteration: brãʃ
"Un oiseau est posé sur la branche de l'arbre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A woody part of a tree growing from the trunk or from another branch.
"The bird built its nest high up in the oak branch." - 2
A local office or division of a larger organization or business.
"She went to the downtown bank branch to open a new account."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word branca meaning 'paw' or 'claws', which later evolved in Old French as branche to designate the limb of a tree. It entered the English language in the 14th century, expanding from botanical limbs to structural subdivisions of organizations, rivers, and knowledge.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Branch" is said worldwide
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branche
Transliteration: brãʃ
"Un oiseau est posé sur la branche de l'arbre."
Zweig
Transliteration: tsvaɪk
"Der Vogel saß auf einem Ast des Baumes."
ramo
Transliteration: ˈramo
"La scimmia si è aggrappata a un ramo."
rama
Transliteration: ˈrama
"El fuerte viento rompió una rama del árbol."
ramo
Transliteration: ˈʁɐmu
"O passarinho cantava no alto do ramo."
शाखा
Transliteration: shakha
"पेड़ की एक शाखा टूटकर गिर गई।"
树枝
Transliteration: shù zhī
"鸟儿在树枝上唱歌。"
가지
Transliteration: gaji
"새 한 마리가 나뭇가지 위에 앉아 있다."
枝
Transliteration: eda
"小鳥が木の枝にとまっています。"
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