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Pronunciation / Transliteration: polycopié
"Le professeur a distribué un polycopié aux étudiants."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A document given to students or attendees that contains information, summaries, or exercises related to a lecture or meeting.
"The professor distributed a helpful handout summarizing the main lecture points." - 2
Food, money, or other assistance given freely to someone in need.
"He prefers to work hard for his living rather than rely on government handouts."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'hand out' (to distribute), recorded in the late 19th century, originally referring to food or money given to beggars at the door, and later expanded to printed materials and government assistance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "handout" is said worldwide
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polycopié
Transliteration: polycopié
"Le professeur a distribué un polycopié aux étudiants."
Handzettel
Transliteration: Handzettel
"Der Referent verteilte informative Handzettel an das Publikum."
dispensa
Transliteration: dispensa
"Gli studenti hanno ricevuto una dispensa prima della lezione."
folleto
Transliteration: folleto
"El profesor repartió un folleto con los ejercicios de gramática."
folheto
Transliteration: folheto
"O palestrante distribuiu um folheto informativo no início da conferência."
हैंडआउट
Transliteration: haindaaut
"शिक्षक ने कक्षा के अंत में एक हैंडआउट वितरित किया।"
讲义
Transliteration: jiǎngyì
"老师在上课前发了一份讲义给每位学生。"
유인물
Transliteration: yu-in-mul
"교수님이 수업 시간에 중요한 유인물을 나누어 주셨습니다."
配布資料
Transliteration: haifu shiryou
"授業の最初に先生が配布資料を配りました。"
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