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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesentkoppeln
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ent-kop-eln
"Die Wirtschaften der beiden Länder haben sich weitgehend entkoppelt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To separate, disconnect, or disentangle two things that have been connected or linked together.
"The central bank attempted to decouple inflation from rising energy costs." - 2
In physics, engineering, and computing, to eliminate or reduce the interaction or dependency between two systems or components.
"We need to decouple the front-end user interface from the backend database for better maintainability."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century as a technical antonym to couple, combining the Latin-derived prefix de- (meaning down, away, or reversing) with the Middle English word couple (from Latin copula, a joining or tie). Originally used in engineering and physics to describe separating two previously interacting systems, its usage has since expanded broadly into economics, computer science, and general discourse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decouple" is said worldwide
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découpler
Transliteration: dey-koo-play
"Il est nécessaire de découpler ces deux indicateurs économiques."
entkoppeln
Transliteration: ent-kop-eln
"Die Wirtschaften der beiden Länder haben sich weitgehend entkoppelt."
disaccoppiare
Transliteration: diz-ak-kop-pyar-eh
"La priorità è disaccoppiare la crescita economica dalle emissioni di carbonio."
desacoplar
Transliteration: des-ah-ko-plar
"Los ingenieros buscan desacoplar el software del hardware antiguo."
desacoplar
Transliteration: dez-ah-ko-plar
"É possível desacoplar o crescimento econômico do consumo de recursos."
अलग करना
Transliteration: alag karnā
"हमें आर्थिक विकास को प्रदूषण से अलग करना होगा।"
解耦
Transliteration: jiě ǒu
"我们需要将前端和后端系统解耦。"
디커플링하다
Transliteration: dikeopeuring-hada
"두 경제가 서로 디커플링되는 추세를 보이고 있다."
切り離す
Transliteration: kirihanasu
"経済成長と環境破壊を切り離すことが重要だ。"
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