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Pronunciation / Transliteration: refuge
"Ils ont acheté une petite maison de campagne comme refuge."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A secluded or secret place where one can go to hide or escape from the world.
"They spent their weekends at a quiet mountain hideaway."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb phrase 'hide away', dating back to the late 19th century, combining 'hide' (Old English 'hȳdan') and 'away' (Old English 'onweg').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "hideaway" is said worldwide
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refuge
Transliteration: refuge
"Ils ont acheté une petite maison de campagne comme refuge."
Versteck
Transliteration: Versteck
"Die Hütte im Wald diente ihnen als gemütliches Versteck."
rifugio
Transliteration: rifugio
"La loro casa al mare è un perfetto rifugio lontano dalla città."
refugio
Transliteration: refugio
"Se escaparon a su refugio en las montañas durante el fin de semana."
refúgio
Transliteration: refúgio
"Eles encontraram um refúgio tranquilo no campo."
गुप्त ठीकाना
Transliteration: gupt thikana
Script: गुप्त ठिकाना
"वह शहर के शोर-शराबे से दूर अपने गुप्त ठिकाने पर चला गया।"
世外桃源
Transliteration: shì wài táo yuán
"这个小木屋是他们周末放松的世外桃源。"
은신처
Transliteration: eunsincheo
"그들은 도시를 벗어나 산속에 자신들만의 은신처를 마련했다."
隠れ家
Transliteration: kakurega
"彼は週末を過ごすための静かな隠れ家を持っている。"
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