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Pronunciation / Transliteration: don-ne l-eg-zamp-l
"Les aînés doivent donner l'exemple aux plus jeunes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To behave in a way that serves as a good model for others to follow.
"Parents should always try to set a good example for their children." - 2
To establish a standard of conduct, either positive or negative, through one's actions.
"The manager was suspended to set an example for anyone violating company policy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The idiom combines the Old English verb 'settan' (to cause to sit, place, establish) with the Middle English noun 'example' derived from Old French 'exampel' and Latin 'exemplum'. Together, the phrase evolved in late medieval usage to signify establishing a standard of behavior for others to imitate.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Set an example" is said worldwide
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donner l'exemple
Transliteration: don-ne l-eg-zamp-l
"Les aînés doivent donner l'exemple aux plus jeunes."
ein gutes Beispiel geben
Transliteration: ain gu-tes bais-pie-l gai-ben
"Führungskräfte müssen ein gutes Beispiel geben."
dare il cattivo o buon esempio
Transliteration: da-re il buon e-zem-pio
Script: dare il buon esempio
"Un buon insegnante sa sempre dare il buon esempio."
poner el ejemplo
Transliteration: po-ner el eg-zem-plo
"Los líderes deben poner el ejemplo con su trabajo."
dar o exemplo
Transliteration: dar o eg-zem-plo
"Os pais precisam dar o exemplo aos filhos."
मिसाल कायम करना
Transliteration: misal kayam karna
"बड़ों को छोटों के लिए मिसाल कायम करनी चाहिए।"
树立榜样
Transliteration: shù lì bǎng yàng
"老师在课堂上为学生树立了好榜样。"
본을 보이거나 모범이 되다
Transliteration: bon-eul bo-i-da
Script: 본을 보이다
"선생님은 항상 학생들에게 좋은 본을 보이신다."
手本を示す
Transliteration: tehon o shimesu
"先輩として後輩に良い手本を示さなければならない。"
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