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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPortée
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɔʁ.te
"La portée du projet est très large."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The extent of a subject matter or area of activity.
"The scope of the project includes research, development, and implementation." - 2
A range of view or outlook.
"Her perspective on the issue broadened the scope of the discussion."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'scope' originates from the Latin 'scopius', meaning 'to look at' or 'to examine'. It evolved through the Greek 'skopein', which also means 'to look' or 'to see', reflecting a historical emphasis on observation and perspective.
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Portée
Transliteration: pɔʁ.te
"La portée du projet est très large."
Umfang
Transliteration: ˈʊmfaŋ
"Der Umfang des Projekts ist sehr groß."
Ambito
Transliteration: ˈambito
"L'ambito del progetto è molto ampio."
Ámbito
Transliteration: ˈambito
"El ámbito del proyecto es muy amplio."
Escopo
Transliteration: esˈkopu
"O escopo do projeto é bastante abrangente."
दायरा
Transliteration: dāyra
"परियोजना का दायरा बहुत बड़ा है।"
范围
Transliteration: fànwéi
"项目的范围非常广泛。"
범위
Transliteration: beomwi
"프로젝트의 범위는 매우 넓습니다."
範囲
Transliteration: han'i
"プロジェクトの範囲は非常に広いです。"
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