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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdéboucher
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dey-boo-shay
"Il a fallu déboucher le stylo avant de commencer à écrire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To remove the cap, lid, or cover from something.
"She decided to uncap the bottle of sparkling cider to pour the drinks." - 2
To remove a limit or restriction, typically on prices, fees, or production quantities.
"The government voted to uncap tuition fees for public universities next year."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'un-' (expressing reversal or removal) combined with the noun 'cap' (from Old English 'cæppe' and Late Latin 'cappa'). It emerged in the late Middle English period to describe the physical action of taking off a head covering, later extending to the removal of lids or stoppers from containers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Uncap" is said worldwide
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déboucher
Transliteration: dey-boo-shay
"Il a fallu déboucher le stylo avant de commencer à écrire."
entkappen
Transliteration: ent-kap-en
"Man muss die Flasche entkappen, bevor man sie ausgießt."
stappare
Transliteration: stap-par-eh
"Ha dovuto stappare la bottiglia per servire l'acqua."
destapar
Transliteration: des-tah-par
"No olvides destapar el frasco antes de usar la crema."
destampar
Transliteration: des-tam-par
"Ela foi destampar a caneta para assinar o documento."
ढक्कन खोलना
Transliteration: dhakkan kholna
"लिखने से पहले पेन का ढक्कन खोलना न भूलें।"
打开盖子
Transliteration: dǎ kāi gài zi
"请把瓶子的盖子打开。"
뚜껑을 열다
Transliteration: ttukkeongeul yeolda
"사용하기 전에 펜의 뚜껑을 열어주세요."
キャップを取る
Transliteration: kyappu o toru
"書く前にペンのキャップを取ってください。"
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