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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgrandeur nature
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ na.tyʁ
"Il y a une statue grandeur nature de l'artiste dans le parc."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Made in the exact dimensions or scale of a living person or real object.
"The museum featured a life-sized wax figure of the former president." - 2
Of the natural or actual size of a living subject.
"Children stared in awe at the life-sized dinosaur skeleton in the main hall."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the noun 'life' with the adjective/participle 'sized', dating back to the mid-19th century. The compound originally emerged to describe portraits and artistic sculptures built to the exact physical dimensions of a living person, later expanding to objects and fictional creatures.
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grandeur nature
Transliteration: ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ na.tyʁ
"Il y a une statue grandeur nature de l'artiste dans le parc."
lebensgroß
Transliteration: ˈleːbn̩sˌɡʁoːs
"Im Museum gibt es eine lebensgroße Nachbildung des Dinosauriers."
a grandezza naturale
Transliteration: a ɡranˈdet.tza na.tuˈra.le
"Hanno installato una statua a grandezza naturale del campione."
a tamaño natural
Transliteration: a taˈma.ño na.tuˈɾal
"Compró una figura a tamaño natural de su superhéroe favorito."
em tamanho natural
Transliteration: ẽj tɐˈma.ɲu na.tuˈɾaw
"A exposição apresenta fotografias em tamanho natural."
असाइन किया गया
Transliteration: asal aakar ka
Script: असली आकार का
"संग्रहालय में एक असली आकार की मूर्ति रखी है।"
与真人大小相同的
Transliteration: yǔ zhēn rén dà xiǎo xiāng tóng de
"展厅里有一尊与真人大小相同的雕像。"
실물 크기의
Transliteration: silmul keu-gi-ui
"그들은 실물 크기의 공룡 모형을 만들었습니다."
実物大の
Transliteration: jitsubutsudai no
"ロビーには実物大のヒーローの像が飾られています。"
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