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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbarres de singe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: barres de singe
"Les enfants jouent sur les barres de singe au parc."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A piece of playground equipment consisting of a series of horizontal bars for children to climb on and swing from.
"The children spent the afternoon playing on the monkey bars at the park." - 2
A training apparatus used in gymnastics and physical education for developing upper body strength.
"The gymnast practiced her routine on the monkey bars to improve her grip strength."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'monkey bars' originated in the mid-20th century, combining 'monkey,' referring to the playful animal known for climbing, and 'bars,' indicating the horizontal structures used for climbing. The phrase reflects the playful nature of children using these structures in playgrounds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Monkey Bars" is said worldwide
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barres de singe
Transliteration: barres de singe
"Les enfants jouent sur les barres de singe au parc."
Affenstangen
Transliteration: Affenstangen
"Die Kinder spielen auf den Affenstangen im Spielplatz."
barre per scimmie
Transliteration: barre per scimmie
"I bambini si divertono sulle barre per scimmie al parco."
barras de mono
Transliteration: barras de mono
"Los niños juegan en las barras de mono en el parque."
barras de macaco
Transliteration: barras de macaco
"As crianças brincam nas barras de macaco no parque."
बंदर की बार
Transliteration: bandar ki baar
"बच्चे पार्क में बंदर की बार पर खेल रहे हैं।"
猴子杆
Transliteration: hóuzi gǎn
"孩子们在公园的猴子杆上玩耍。"
원숭이 바
Transliteration: wonsungi ba
"아이들이 공원에서 원숭이 바에서 놀고 있습니다."
猿のバー
Transliteration: saru no bā
"子供たちは公園の猿のバーで遊んでいます。"
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