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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdébobiner
Pronunciation / Transliteration: debobine
"Il a commencé à débobiner la ligne de pêche."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To wind off something that is wound on a reel; to unwind or straighten out.
"He carefully began to unreel the fishing line from the spool." - 2
To cause to be revealed or to unfold gradually.
"The documentary began to unreel the fascinating history of early cinema."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the negative or reversal prefix un- (from Old English un-) with the noun/verb reel (from Old English reol, hreol). It emerged in the late 16th century to describe the mechanical action of undoing or winding off something that has been wound onto a reel.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unreel" is said worldwide
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débobiner
Transliteration: debobine
"Il a commencé à débobiner la ligne de pêche."
abwickeln
Transliteration: abwickeln
"Er fing an, die Angelschnur abzuwickeln."
svolgere
Transliteration: svolgere
"Ha iniziato a svolgere la lenza."
desenrollar
Transliteration: desenrollar
"Empezó a desenrollar el hilo de pescar."
desenrolar
Transliteration: desenrolar
"Ele começou a desenrolar a linha de pesca."
खोलना
Transliteration: kholna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने मछली पकड़ने की डोरी खोलना शुरू कर दिया।"
退绕
Transliteration: tuì rào
Script: 中文汉字
"他开始退绕钓鱼线。"
풀다
Transliteration: pulda
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 낚싯줄을 풀기 시작했다."
巻き戻す
Transliteration: makimodosu
Script: 日本語
"彼は釣り糸を巻き戻し始めた。"
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