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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesà la poitrine étroite
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a la pwatrin etrwat
"Il était mince et à la poitrine étroite."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a narrow or shallow chest cavity, typically appearing slender, lean, or frail in the upper body.
"The young clerk was thin-chested and coughed quietly into his handkerchief." - 2
Used descriptively in anatomical or historical contexts to denote a lack of robust respiratory capacity or muscular development in the thoracic region.
"Victorian physicians frequently diagnosed thin-chested patients with a predisposition to pulmonary ailments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of the Old English words 'thinne' (slender, not thick) and 'cest' or 'cyste' (chest, thorax, derived from Latin 'cista'), appearing in medical and literary contexts during the late 19th century. It originally described a physical stature often associated with frailty or specific physiological conditions such as early-stage tuberculosis.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thin-chested" is said worldwide
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à la poitrine étroite
Transliteration: a la pwatrin etrwat
"Il était mince et à la poitrine étroite."
schmalbrüstig
Transliteration: shmal-brystig
"Der schmalbrüstige Junge fror in dem kalten Wind."
stretto di petto
Transliteration: stretto di petto
"Appariva gracile e stretto di petto."
estrecho de pecho
Transliteration: estretcho de pecho
"El joven era delgado y estrecho de pecho."
de peito estreito
Transliteration: de peito estreitu
"Ele era um homem alto e de peito estreito."
पतले सीने वाला
Transliteration: patle seene wala
"वह एक दुबला-पतला और पतले सीने वाला युवक था।"
胸部狭窄的
Transliteration: xiōng bù xiá zhǎi de
"那个年轻人显得十分瘦弱且胸部狭窄。"
가슴이 좁은
Transliteration: gaseumi jobeun
"그는 왜소하고 가슴이 좁은 체격이었다."
胸の狭い
Transliteration: mune no sewai
"彼は線が細く胸の狭い体格をしていた。"
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