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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfustiger
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fy-tee-zhey
"Le professeur a menacé de fustiger les élèves pour leur comportement."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To beat or strike with a heavy object.
"The teacher threatened to fustigate the students for their misbehavior." - 2
To criticize or reprimand severely.
"The critics fustigated the film for its lack of originality."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'fustigate' originates from the Latin word 'fustigare', which means 'to beat with a stick'. It evolved through Middle English, maintaining its connotation of striking or beating, often used in a figurative sense to imply criticism or reprimand.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fustigate" is said worldwide
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fustiger
Transliteration: fy-tee-zhey
"Le professeur a menacé de fustiger les élèves pour leur comportement."
verprügeln
Transliteration: fer-prue-geln
"Der Lehrer drohte, die Schüler zu verprügeln."
battere
Transliteration: bat-te-re
"L'insegnante minacciò di battere gli studenti."
golpear
Transliteration: gol-pe-ar
"El profesor amenazó con golpear a los estudiantes."
bater
Transliteration: ba-ter
"O professor ameaçou bater nos alunos."
मारना
Transliteration: maarna
"शिक्षक ने छात्रों को मारने की धमकी दी।"
打击
Transliteration: dǎjī
"老师威胁要打击学生。"
때리다
Transliteration: ttaerida
"선생님은 학생들을 때리겠다고 위협했다."
打つ
Transliteration: utsu
"教師は生徒を打つと脅した。"
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