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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschariot
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʃa.ʁjo/
"L'équipement a été déplacé sur un chariot."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A small wheeled platform or truck used for moving heavy objects.
"They used a heavy-duty dolly to transport the refrigerator across the warehouse."
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To move a movie or television camera on a wheeled platform to follow a subject.
"The director instructed the camera operator to dolly forward slowly during the emotional climax."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a diminutive of the given name Dorothy or Doll, which itself was a pet form of the name. By the late 19th century, the term extended to mechanical devices resembling a small truck or platform, and later to film and television camera mounts used for smooth tracking shots.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dolly" is said worldwide
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chariot
Transliteration: /ʃa.ʁjo/
"L'équipement a été déplacé sur un chariot."
Rollwagen
Transliteration: /ˈʁɔlˌvaːɡn̩/
"Die schweren Kisten wurden mit einem Rollwagen transportiert."
carrello
Transliteration: /karˈrɛl.lo/
"Hanno usato un carrello per spostare i mobili."
carretilla
Transliteration: /ka.reˈti.ʎa/
"Cargaron las cajas pesadas en la carretilla."
carrinho
Transliteration: /kaˈʁi.ɲu/
"Eles usaram um carrinho para transportar as caixas."
गाड़ी
Transliteration: gaadi
"भारी सामान ले जाने के लिए गाड़ी का उपयोग किया गया।"
小车
Transliteration: xiǎochē
"工作人员用小车把箱子运走了。"
대차
Transliteration: daecha
"무거운 짐을 옮기기 위해 대차를 사용했습니다."
台車
Transliteration: daisha
"重い荷物を台車で運搬しました。"
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