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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMehrwegbesteck
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mehr-vayk-buh-stek
"Wir sollten im Büro immer Mehrwegbesteck verwenden."
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Utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons designed to be washed and used multiple times rather than discarded after a single use.
"Always pack reusable cutlery in your lunchbox to avoid single-use plastic waste."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'reusable' (derived from the verb 'reuse', from Latin 're-' meaning again and 'usus' meaning use) and 'cutlery' (from Old French 'coutellerie', ultimately from Latin 'cultellus', meaning a little knife). It has gained prominent usage in contemporary ecological discourse regarding sustainability and waste reduction.
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Couverts réutilisables
Transliteration: koo-ver re-oo-tee-lee-zahbl
"Il est préférable d'utiliser des couverts réutilisables lors des pique-niques."
Mehrwegbesteck
Transliteration: mehr-vayk-buh-stek
"Wir sollten im Büro immer Mehrwegbesteck verwenden."
Posate riutilizzabili
Transliteration: po-za-te ri-u-til-idz-a-bi-li
"Porto sempre con me le posate riutilizzabili per il pranzo."
Cubiertos reutilizables
Transliteration: koo-byer-tos re-oo-ti-li-sah-bles
"Llevo cubiertos reutilizables en mi mochila para evitar el plástico."
Talheres reutilizáveis
Transliteration: ta-lje-res re-u-ti-li-za-veis
"Comprei um conjunto de talheres reutilizáveis para levar ao trabalho."
पुन: प्रयोज्य कटलरी
Transliteration: punaḥ prayojya kaṭalarī
Script: पुनः प्रयोज्य कटलरी
"हमें प्लास्टिक बचाने के लिए पुन: प्रयोज्य कटलरी का उपयोग करना चाहिए।"
可重复使用餐具
Transliteration: kě chóngfù shǐyòng cānjù
"为了环保，出门请自带可重复使用餐具。"
다회용 식기
Transliteration: da-hoe-yong sik-gi
"일회용품 줄이기 위해 다회용 식기를 사용합시다."
繰り返し使えるカトラリー
Transliteration: kurikaeshi tsukaeru katorarī
"ピクニックには繰り返し使えるカトラリーを持参します。"
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