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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaladie de Carré
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maladi de kare
"Le vaccin protège les chiots contre la maladie de Carré."
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A contagious viral disease affecting dogs and other mammals, characterized by fever, coughing, and catarrh.
"Puppies must be vaccinated against distemper during their first year of life." - 2
A quick-drying paint made with powdered pigments mixed with a water-soluble binder, commonly used for walls before modern emulsion paints.
"The historic walls of the cottage were finished in a traditional pale yellow distemper." - 3
A disordered state of body or mind, or a bad mood.
"He awoke in a sudden distemper that ruined the morning's mood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'destemper', meaning to discompose or disturb, originating from Late Latin 'distemperare' (to mix wrongly or upset). Historically, it shifted from meaning an imbalance of bodily humors or mental disturbance to specific applications in infectious animal diseases and a traditional paint medium.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Distemper" is said worldwide
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maladie de Carré
Transliteration: maladi de kare
"Le vaccin protège les chiots contre la maladie de Carré."
Staupe
Transliteration: staupə
"Die Staupe ist eine hoch ansteckende Virusinfektion bei Hunden."
cimurro
Transliteration: tʃiˈmurro
"Il cane è stato vaccinato contro il cimurro."
moquillo
Transliteration: moˈkiʎo
"El moquillo canino es una enfermedad viral muy grave."
cinomose
Transliteration: sinomozi
"A cinomose afeta o sistema nervoso dos cães."
डिस्टेंपर
Transliteration: distempar
"कुत्तों में डिस्टेंपर एक गंभीर संक्रामक बीमारी है।"
犬瘟热
Transliteration: quǎn wēn rè
"接种疫苗可以有效预防犬瘟热。"
개홍반
Transliteration: gae-hong-ban
"강아지에게 개홍반 예방 접종을 해야 합니다."
ジステンパー
Transliteration: jisutenpā
"子犬はジステンパーの予防接種を受ける必要があります。"
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