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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBD (bande dessinée)
Native Script:bande dessinée
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bande dessinée
"Elle lit une BD chaque mois."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A magazine or book that contains a sequence of drawings that tell a story, often humorous.
"She enjoys reading a comic every evening before bed."
- 1
Relating to or characterized by comedy; humorous.
"The comic relief in the movie made the serious scenes more bearable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'comic' originates from the Greek word 'komikos', meaning 'of or pertaining to comedy'. It evolved through Latin 'comicus' and Middle French 'comique', reflecting a shift from a general sense of humor to specifically referring to humorous narratives and illustrations.
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BD (bande dessinée)
Transliteration: bande dessinée
Script: bande dessinée
"Elle lit une BD chaque mois."
Comic
Transliteration: komik
"Er kauft jeden Monat einen neuen Comic."
Fumetto
Transliteration: fumetto
Script: fumetto
"Lui legge un fumetto ogni settimana."
Cómic
Transliteration: cómic
Script: cómic
"Ella colecciona cómics desde niña."
Quadrinho
Transliteration: quadrinho
Script: quadrinho
"Ele adora ler quadrinhos."
कॉमिक
Transliteration: kaumik
"वह हर हफ्ते एक कॉमिक पढ़ता है।"
漫画
Transliteration: mànhuà
"她每周都看漫画。"
만화
Transliteration: manhwa
"그는 매주 만화를 읽습니다."
漫画
Transliteration: manga
"彼女は毎月漫画を買います。"
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