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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdécision
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-si-zjɔ̃
"C'est une décision importante."
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A conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.
"She made a difficult decision to leave her job."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'decision' originates from the Latin 'decisio', meaning 'a cutting off', which evolved through Old French 'decision'. It reflects the process of making a choice by eliminating alternatives, a concept that has been significant in various contexts since the Middle Ages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decision" is said worldwide
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décision
Transliteration: de-si-zjɔ̃
"C'est une décision importante."
Entscheidung
Transliteration: ɛntˈʃaɪdʊŋ
"Das ist eine wichtige Entscheidung."
decisione
Transliteration: de.tʃiˈzi.ne
"Questa è una decisione importante."
decisión
Transliteration: de.siˈsjon
"Es una decisión difícil."
decisão
Transliteration: de.siˈzɐ̃w
"Esta é uma decisão importante."
निर्णय
Transliteration: nirṇay
"यह एक महत्वपूर्ण निर्णय है।"
决定
Transliteration: jué dìng
"这是一个重要的决定。"
결정
Transliteration: gyeol-jeong
"이것은 중요한 결정입니다."
決定
Transliteration: kettei
"それは重要な決定です。"
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