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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesà la poitrine étroite
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a la pwatrin etrwat
"Il était grand et à la poitrine étroite."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a narrow or thin chest and upper body frame.
"The tailor carefully fitted the jacket for the slender-chested young man." - 2
Characterized by a delicate or slight thoracic build.
"She possessed a slender-chested fragility common in classical portraits of the era."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'slender', originating from Middle English 'slendre' of uncertain ultimate origin, and 'chested', formed from 'chest' stemming from Old English 'cist' or 'cest'. The compound adjective developed in the late 19th century as descriptive anatomical terminology in literature and physical anthropology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Slender-chested" is said worldwide
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à la poitrine étroite
Transliteration: a la pwatrin etrwat
"Il était grand et à la poitrine étroite."
schmalbrüstig
Transliteration: schmalbrüstig
"Der schmalbrüstige Junge trug einen dicken Mantel."
stretto di petto
Transliteration: stretto di petto
"Era un uomo alto e stretto di petto."
de pecho estrecho
Transliteration: de pecho estrecho
"El joven de pecho estrecho miraba hacia el horizonte."
de peito estreito
Transliteration: de peito estreito
"Ele era um rapaz alto e de peito estreito."
पतली छाती वाला
Transliteration: patli chhati wala
"वह एक पतली छाती वाला युवक था।"
胸部狭窄的
Transliteration: xiōngbù xiázhài de
"他是一个身材瘦长且胸部狭窄的年轻人。"
흉곽이 좁은
Transliteration: hyunggwagi jobeun
"그는 흉곽이 좁고 키가 컸다."
胸元がほっそりした
Transliteration: munamoto ga hossori shita
"彼は背が高く、胸元がほっそりした体型だった。"
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