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Pronunciation / Transliteration: echt
"Ist das Leder echt?"
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Truly what something is said to be; authentic.
"The painting was proved to be a genuine Picasso."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: from Latin genuinus 'native, natural', from gignere 'beget'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Genuine" is said worldwide
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véritable
Transliteration: véritable
"C'est un véritable chef-d'œuvre."
echt
Transliteration: echt
"Ist das Leder echt?"
autentico
Transliteration: autentico
"Questo è un documento autentico."
genuino
Transliteration: genuino
"Sentía un interés genuino por el arte."
genuíno
Transliteration: genuíno
"Ele demonstrou um entusiasmo genuíno."
असली
Transliteration: asli
"यह हीरा असली है।"
真正的
Transliteration: zhēnzhèng de
"这是一个真正的古董。"
진짜의
Transliteration: jinjja-ui
"그것은 진짜 가죽입니다."
本物の
Transliteration: honmono no
"これは本物のダイヤです。"
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