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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestraînée
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tre-ne
"Elle marchait sous la pluie avec une allure de traînée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An untidy woman whose long skirts or garments trail in the dirt; a slovenly or disheveled female person.
"She arrived at the party looking like a draggletail after walking through the heavy autumn rain."
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Untidy, messy, or bedraggled in appearance, typically with clothing dragging on the ground.
"The stray dog had a draggletail appearance after wandering through the wet fields."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived in the 16th century from the verb 'draggle' (meaning to drag or trail something wet or dirty through mud or dust) combined with 'tail' (referring to the trailing hem of a garment). Historically, it described a woman whose skirts trailed in the mud, later evolving to denote a messy, untidy, or disheveled person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Draggletail" is said worldwide
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traînée
Transliteration: tre-ne
"Elle marchait sous la pluie avec une allure de traînée."
Schlampe
Transliteration: schlam-pe
"Sie sah nach dem Spaziergang im Regen wie eine Schlampe aus."
stracciona
Transliteration: strat-cho-na
"Camminava nel fango con un aspetto da stracciona."
desaliñada
Transliteration: de-sa-li-nya-da
"Llegó a casa con un aspecto completamente desaliñado."
esfarrapada
Transliteration: es-fa-rra-pa-da
"Ela apareceu em casa toda esfarrapada por causa da chuva."
मैली-कुचैली औरत
Transliteration: maili-kuchaili aurat
"वह बारिश में भीगने के बाद बिल्कुल मैली-कुचैली लग रही थी।"
衣衫不整的女人
Transliteration: yī shān bù zhěng de nǚ rén
"她在雨中走过后，看起来十分邋遢。"
단정치 못한 여자
Transliteration: danjeong-chi mothan yeoja
"그녀는 비를 맞고 엉망진창인 모습으로 나타났다."
だらしない女
Transliteration: darashinai onna
"彼女は雨の中を歩いてすっかりみすぼらしい姿になっていた。"
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