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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesredescendre sur terre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: re-de-sãndʁ syʁ tɛʁ
"Il est temps de redescendre sur terre et de travailler."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To return to a realistic or practical state of mind after being overly idealistic, dreamy, or arrogant.
"After winning the local competition, she had to come down to earth and start preparing for the much harder national exams." - 2
To face facts and accept reality after a delusion or fantasy.
"The reality of the monthly bills made him come down to earth very quickly."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the literal concept of descending from the heavens or high altitudes back to the solid ground of reality. Emerging in English idioms during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it shifted from physical descent to a psychological metaphor signifying a return to practical thinking after a period of daydreaming or grandiosity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Come down to earth" is said worldwide
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redescendre sur terre
Transliteration: re-de-sãndʁ syʁ tɛʁ
"Il est temps de redescendre sur terre et de travailler."
auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückkehren
Transliteration: auf deːn boːdn deːɐ̯ tatzaːxn tsuʁʏkˌkeːɐ̯n
"Sie musste erst auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückkehren."
tornare con i piedi sulla terra
Transliteration: tor-na-re kon i pje-di sul-la ter-ra
"Devi tornare con i piedi sulla terra e affrontare i problemi."
volver a la realidad
Transliteration: bol-βer a la rre-a-li-dad
"Es hora de volver a la realidad y concentrarse."
cair na real
Transliteration: ka-ir na re-al
"Ele precisa cair na real e aceitar o novo emprego."
वास्तविकता में लौटना
Transliteration: vastavikta mein lautna
"सफलता के बाद उसे वास्तविकता में लौटना पड़ा।"
回到现实
Transliteration: huí dào xiàn shí
"做完白日梦后，他不得不回到现实中来。"
현실로 돌아오다
Transliteration: hyeonsillo doraoda
"상상에서 깨어나 현실로 돌아와야 할 때이다."
現実に戻る
Transliteration: genjitsu ni modoru
"夢見がちな態度を改めて現実に戻るべきだ。"
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