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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesépilateur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-pi-la-tœʁ
"Elle utilise un épilateur électrique pour ses jambes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An electrical device used to remove hair by mechanically grasping multiple hairs at once and pulling them out.
"She prefers using an epilator because it removes hair from the root and provides longer-lasting smoothness than shaving." - 2
A device or substance used for epilation or hair removal.
"Modern beauty salons often employ advanced epilators alongside laser technology for permanent hair reduction."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix 'ex-' (out, from) combined with 'pilus' (hair), forming the modern medical and cosmetic verb 'epilate' via French influence in the late 19th century. The suffix '-or' was subsequently added in English to denote the device or agent that performs the action of hair removal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Epilator" is said worldwide
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épilateur
Transliteration: e-pi-la-tœʁ
"Elle utilise un épilateur électrique pour ses jambes."
Epilierer
Transliteration: e-pi-liː-ɐ
"Ein Epilierer entfernt die Haare samt der Wurzel."
epilatore
Transliteration: e-pi-la-to-re
"L'epilatore elettrico garantisce una pelle liscia a lungo."
depiladora
Transliteration: de-pi-la-do-ra
"Usar la depiladora puede ser un poco doloroso al principio."
depilador
Transliteration: de-pi-la-dor
"O depilador elétrico é muito prático para uso doméstico."
एपilat़र
Transliteration: epilator
"वह अपने बालों को हटाने के लिए एपिलेटर का उपयोग करती है।"
脱毛器
Transliteration: tuó máo qì
"她买了一个新的充电式脱毛器。"
제모기
Transliteration: jemogi
"전기 제모기는 털을 뿌리째 뽑아줍니다."
脱毛器
Transliteration: datsumouki
"彼女は新しい脱毛器を購入した。"
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