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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmontrer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mɔ̃.tre
"Il veut montrer son nouveau projet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To allow or cause to be seen; to display or exhibit.
"She proudly showed her painting to the rest of the class."
- 1
A spectacle or theatrical performance staged for an audience.
"We bought tickets for the evening Broadway show."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'showen', from Old English 'scēawian' (to look at, see, inspect), of Germanic origin. It is related to Dutch 'schouwen' and German 'schauen', originally carrying the sense of viewing or gazing before shifting to presenting to view.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Show" is said worldwide
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montrer
Transliteration: mɔ̃.tre
"Il veut montrer son nouveau projet."
zeigen
Transliteration: ˈtsaɪɡən
"Kannst du mir den Weg zeigen?"
mostrare
Transliteration: moˈstra.re
"Vuole mostrare la sua collezione."
mostrar
Transliteration: mosˈtaɾ
"Voy a mostrarte mi casa nueva."
mostrar
Transliteration: moʃˈtaɾ
"Ela quer mostrar o seu trabalho."
दिखाना
Transliteration: dikhānā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कृपया मुझे अपनी किताब दिखाना।"
显示
Transliteration: xiǎnshì
Script: 中文汉字
"请把你的护照显示给我看。"
보여주다
Transliteration: boyeojuda
Script: 한국어 한글
"사진을 저에게 보여주세요."
見せる
Transliteration: miseru
Script: 日本語
"新しい写真を友達に見せた。"
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