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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fɑ̃t/
"La lumière passait par une petite fente dans le mur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A narrow opening, crack, or fissure, typically through which light or air can pass.
"A single beam of sunlight pierced through a chink in the old wooden shutters."
- 1
To make or cause to make a high-pitched, ringing sound, like glasses or coins striking together.
"They raised their glasses to toast and watched them chink gently in celebration."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from Middle English as an imitative word mimicking a sharp, high-pitched ringing sound, and separately from Old English 'cinu' meaning a fissure or crack. Over time, the terms evolved to describe both narrow openings and the metallic sound of coins clinking together.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chink" is said worldwide
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fente
Transliteration: /fɑ̃t/
"La lumière passait par une petite fente dans le mur."
Spalt
Transliteration: /ʃpalt/
"Durch den Spalt drang ein heller Lichtstrahl."
fessura
Transliteration: /fesˈsu.ra/
"Guardava attraverso una piccola fessura nella porta."
rendija
Transliteration: /renˈdi.xa/
"Se filtraba aire frío por la rendija de la ventana."
fresta
Transliteration: /ˈfɾɛs.tɐ/
"A luz do sol entrava pela fresta da porta."
दरार
Transliteration: darār
"दीवार की एक छोटी दरार से रोशनी आ रही थी।"
缝隙
Transliteration: fèngxì
"阳光从窗户的缝隙中透射进来。"
틈
Transliteration: teum
"문틈 사이로 따스한 햇살이 비쳐 들었다."
隙間
Transliteration: sukima
"壁の小さな隙間から光が漏れていた。"
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