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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGerüst
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Ge-rüst
"Das Gebäude ist von einem großen Gerüst umgeben."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A temporary structure erected for supporting workers and materials during the construction, maintenance, or repair of a building.
"The construction crew climbed the scaffold to begin painting the upper exterior walls."
- 1
To provide or construct a supporting framework, often used in education to describe temporary instructional supports given to students.
"Teachers often scaffold complex assignments to help students grasp difficult concepts gradually."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'skaffold', originating from Old Northern French 'escaudaut' and ultimately from the Medieval Latin roots 'catafalcum'. Historically developed to describe temporary wooden frameworks used in building construction, later expanding metaphorically into educational and psychological contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scaffold" is said worldwide
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échafaudage
Transliteration: e-cha-fau-dage
"Les ouvriers ont monté l'échafaudage pour réparer la façade."
Gerüst
Transliteration: Ge-rüst
"Das Gebäude ist von einem großen Gerüst umgeben."
impalcatura
Transliteration: im-pal-ca-tu-ra
"Hanno montato l'impalcatura per dipingere il palazzo."
andamio
Transliteration: an-da-mio
"Los obreros trabajan subidos en un andamio alto."
andaime
Transliteration: an-dai-me
"Os trabalhadores montaram o andaime para pintar a fachada."
मचान
Transliteration: machān
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मजदूरों ने इमारत की मरम्मत के लिए मचान बनाया।"
脚手架
Transliteration: jiǎo shǒu jià
Script: 中文汉字
"工人们正在搭建施工用的脚手架。"
비계
Transliteration: bigye
Script: 한국어 한글
"인부들이 건물 외벽 공사를 위해 비계를 설치했다."
足場
Transliteration: ashiba
Script: 日本語
"塗装作業員が建物の周りに足場を組んだ。"
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