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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesévénement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: evnəmɑ̃
"C'est un événement historique pour notre pays."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance.
"The annual music festival is the biggest social event of the year." - 2
A planned public or social occasion.
"She is organizing a charity fundraising event for local schools."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'event' originates from the Latin 'eventus', meaning 'outcome' or 'result', which evolved through Old French 'evenement' in the 14th century, reflecting a shift towards the meaning of occurrences or happenings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Event" is said worldwide
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événement
Transliteration: evnəmɑ̃
"C'est un événement historique pour notre pays."
Ereignis
Transliteration: eˈʁaɪ̯ɡnɪs
"Dieses Konzert ist ein wichtiges Ereignis."
evento
Transliteration: eˈvɛnto
"L'evento è stato trasmesso in televisione."
evento
Transliteration: eˈβento
"El evento comenzará a las ocho de la tarde."
evento
Transliteration: eˈvẽtu
"Foi um evento inesquecível para todos os presentes."
घटना
Transliteration: ghatna
"यह एक ऐतिहासिक घटना है।"
事件
Transliteration: shìjiàn
"这是一次重要的历史事件。"
행사
Transliteration: haengsa
"우리는 큰 행사를 준비하고 있습니다."
出来事
Transliteration: dekigoto
"それは私の人生において大きな出来事でした。"
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