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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestrouvaille
Pronunciation / Transliteration: trouvaille
"Cette librairie d'occasion est un véritable trésor de trouvailles."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A store of valuable or delightful things.
"The dusty attic proved to be a treasure-trove of vintage clothing and antique toys." - 2
Law: Money or goods found hidden in the earth or other private places, the owner of which is unknown.
"Historically, any ancient gold coins discovered unexpectedly were declared as treasure-trove for the Crown."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Anglo-French 'tresor trové', meaning 'found treasure', dating back to the late 15th century. Originally a legal term in English law referring to any money, gold, silver, plate, or bullion found hidden in the earth or other private places with no known owner, it gradually expanded in general usage to describe any valuable collection or repository of good things.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Treasure-trove" is said worldwide
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trouvaille
Transliteration: trouvaille
"Cette librairie d'occasion est un véritable trésor de trouvailles."
Fundgrube
Transliteration: Fundgrube
"Das Archiv war eine wahre Fundgrube historischer Dokumente."
giacimento
Transliteration: giacimento
"La biblioteca è un vero e proprio tesoro di informazioni."
mina
Transliteration: mina
"Su biblioteca personal es una mina de oro de conocimientos antiguos."
mina
Transliteration: mina
"O sótão antigo era uma verdadeira mina de relíquias de família."
खज़ाना
Transliteration: khazana
"यह पुस्तकालय ज्ञान का एक बड़ा खज़ाना है।"
宝库
Transliteration: bǎokù
"这座博物馆是历史文物的巨大宝库。"
보고
Transliteration: bogo
"그 박물관은 고대 예술품의 보고이다."
宝庫
Transliteration: hōko
"その古い図書館は知識の宝庫だ。"
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