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10 Language-to-English DictionariesObligatoire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ob-li-ga-toir
"Le port de la ceinture de sécurité est obligatoire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Required by law or rules; compulsory.
"Wearing a seatbelt is mandatory in most countries."
- 1
A person or entity that has been given a mandate.
"The organization acted as a mandatory for the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'mandatory' originates from the Latin word 'mandatorius', which means 'commanded' or 'ordered'. It evolved through Middle French in the 19th century, retaining the sense of something that is required or obligatory.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mandatory" is said worldwide
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Obligatoire
Transliteration: ob-li-ga-toir
"Le port de la ceinture de sécurité est obligatoire."
Verpflichtend
Transliteration: fer-pliht-end
"Das Tragen eines Sicherheitsgurtes ist verpflichtend."
Obbligatorio
Transliteration: ob-bli-ga-to-rio
"Indossare la cintura di sicurezza è obbligatorio."
Obligatorio
Transliteration: ob-li-ga-to-rio
"Usar el cinturón de seguridad es obligatorio."
Obrigatório
Transliteration: ob-ri-ga-to-rio
"Usar cinto de segurança é obrigatório."
अनिवार्य
Transliteration: anivarya
"सीट बेल्ट पहनना अनिवार्य है।"
强制性的
Transliteration: qiángzhì xìng de
"佩戴安全带是强制性的。"
의무적인
Transliteration: uimujeogin
"안전벨트를 착용하는 것은 의무적입니다."
義務的な
Transliteration: gimuteki na
"シートベルトの着用は義務的です。"
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