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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSchatz
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʃat͡s/
"Sie fanden eine alte Kiste voller Schatz."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects.
"The divers discovered a sunken ship filled with gold and silver treasure."
- 1
To keep or store up something as valuable; to cherish or greatly prize something.
"She will always treasure the memories of her childhood summers by the sea."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'treasure' originates from the Old French 'tresor', which in turn comes from the Latin 'thesaurus', meaning 'storehouse'. The term has evolved over centuries to encompass not only physical valuables but also metaphorical riches such as love and knowledge.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Treasure" is said worldwide
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trésor
Transliteration: /tʁe.zoʁ/
"Les pirates ont caché leur trésor sur l'île."
Schatz
Transliteration: /ʃat͡s/
"Sie fanden eine alte Kiste voller Schatz."
tesoro
Transliteration: /teˈzo.ro/
"La mappa indica dove è sepolto il tesoro."
tesoro
Transliteration: /teˈso.ɾo/
"El explorador buscó el tesoro perdido durante años."
tesouro
Transliteration: /teˈzo.ɾu/
"Eles encontraram um tesouro escondido na caverna."
खजाना
Transliteration: khazana
"राजा ने अपना सारा खजाना गुप्त स्थान पर छुपा दिया।"
宝藏
Transliteration: bǎozàng
"海盗们在岛上埋藏了宝藏。"
보물
Transliteration: bomul
"그들은 섬에서 해적의 보물을 찾았다."
宝物
Transliteration: takaramono
"子供たちは庭で秘密の宝物を見つけた。"
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