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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrefuge
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.fyʒ
"Il a trouvé un refuge secret à la campagne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small room, house, or hidden place where someone can go to hide, escape, or be safe from danger or trouble.
"He bought a secluded cottage in the mountains to use as a bolt-hole away from the pressures of city life." - 2
Originally, a hole in a warren or earth into which a hunted animal retreats.
"The hounds flushed the fox from its bolt-hole across the open field."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 18th century from the literal sense of a hole through which a bolt or pin is passed, or an escape hole for an animal like a rabbit. By extension, the term evolved to metaphorically describe any hiding place or safe retreat to which someone can rapidly escape in times of trouble.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bolt-hole" is said worldwide
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refuge
Transliteration: ʁe.fyʒ
"Il a trouvé un refuge secret à la campagne."
schlupfwinkel
Transliteration: ˈʃlʊp͡fˌvɪŋkl̩
Script: Schlupfwinkel
"Er nutzte das Haus als sicheren Schlupfwinkel."
nascondiglio
Transliteration: nas.konˈdiʎ.ʎo
"Ha cercato un nascondiglio sicuro in montagna."
refugio
Transliteration: reˈfu.xjo
"Tiene un refugio secreto en las montañas."
refúgio
Transliteration: ʁeˈfu.ʒju
"Eles usavam a cabana como um refúgio seguro."
छिppने की जगह
Transliteration: chhipne ki jagah
Script: छिपने की जगह
"उसने शहर से दूर एक सुरक्षित छिपने की जगह बना ली है।"
避难所
Transliteration: bì nàn suǒ
"他在乡下买了一处作为避难所的小房子。"
은신처
Transliteration: eunsincheo
"그는 도시를 떠나 조용한 은신처를 찾았다."
隠れ家
Transliteration: kakurega
"彼は都会の喧騒から逃れるための隠れ家を持っている。"
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