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Pronunciation / Transliteration: récipient
"Jetez vos déchets dans le récipient approprié."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A hollow object or space used to contain something.
"Always dispose of waste in the proper receptacle."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin receptaculum, from receptare 'frequentative of recipere' (see receive).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "receptacle" is said worldwide
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récipient
Transliteration: récipient
"Jetez vos déchets dans le récipient approprié."
Behälter
Transliteration: Behälter
"Werfen Sie den Müll in den dafür vorgesehenen Behälter."
recipiente
Transliteration: recipiente
"Getta i rifiuti nell'apposito recipiente."
recipiente
Transliteration: recipiente
"Coloca la basura en el recipiente adecuado."
recipiente
Transliteration: recipiente
"Despeje os resíduos no recipiente correto."
पात्र
Transliteration: patra
"कचरे को उचित पात्र में डालें।"
容器
Transliteration: róngqì
"请把垃圾扔进指定的容器里。"
용기
Transliteration: yong-gi
"쓰레기는 알맞은 용기에 버려주세요."
容器
Transliteration: yōki
"ゴミは所定の容器に捨ててください。"
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