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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexpédition perdue
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛkspidijɔ̃ pɛʁdy
"L'entreprise a signalé une expédition perdue."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A shipment of goods that has not arrived at its intended destination, often due to misplacement or logistical errors.
"The company filed a claim for the lost shipment that never reached the warehouse." - 2
A situation in which goods are unaccounted for during transit, leading to potential financial loss.
"After weeks of waiting, the customer was informed about the lost shipment and offered a refund."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'lost shipment' combines the past participle 'lost', derived from Old English 'forloren', meaning 'to be deprived of', and 'shipment', which comes from the Middle English 'shippen', referring to the act of sending goods by sea. The phrase has evolved to denote goods that have not reached their intended destination.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lost Shipment" is said worldwide
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expédition perdue
Transliteration: ɛkspidijɔ̃ pɛʁdy
"L'entreprise a signalé une expédition perdue."
verlorene Sendung
Transliteration: fɛʁˈloːʁənə ˈzɛndʊŋ
"Die Firma hat eine verlorene Sendung gemeldet."
spedizione persa
Transliteration: speditsjone pɛrsa
"L'azienda ha segnalato una spedizione persa."
envío perdido
Transliteration: enˈβi.o perˈðido
"La empresa reportó un envío perdido."
remessa perdida
Transliteration: ʁeˈmesɐ pɛʁˈdida
"A empresa notificou uma remessa perdida."
खोई हुई शिपमेंट
Transliteration: khoī huī shipment
"कंपनी ने खोई हुई शिपमेंट की सूचना दी।"
丢失的货物
Transliteration: diūshī de huòwù
"公司报告了丢失的货物。"
분실된 화물
Transliteration: bunsil-doen hwamul
"회사는 분실된 화물에 대해 보고했습니다."
紛失した貨物
Transliteration: funshitsu shita kamotsu
"会社は紛失した貨物を報告しました。"
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