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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSchlagloch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Schlagloch
"Wegen dem tiefen Schlagloch ist mein Reifen geplatzt."
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A deep hole in a road surface formed by wear and tear or weather.
"My car's suspension was damaged after hitting a massive pothole on the highway."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid 19th century, originally used in geology to describe deep cylindrical holes formed in riverbeds by rocks swirling in swift water, later applied to holes in road surfaces.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "pothole" is said worldwide
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nid-de-poule
Transliteration: nid-de-poule
"Attention au grand nid-de-poule sur la route."
Schlagloch
Transliteration: Schlagloch
"Wegen dem tiefen Schlagloch ist mein Reifen geplatzt."
buca
Transliteration: buca
"La strada è piena di buche pericolose."
bache
Transliteration: bache
"Caí en un bache y rompí la llanta del carro."
buraco
Transliteration: buraco
"O carro caiu em um buraco na estrada."
गड्ढा
Transliteration: gaddhā
"सड़क पर बड़ा गड्ढा होने के कारण दुर्घटना हो सकती है।"
路面凹坑
Transliteration: lùmiàn āokēng
"小心路上那个深深的凹坑。"
포트홀
Transliteration: poteuhor
"도로에 생긴 포트홀 때문에 타이어가 펑크났다."
ポットホール
Transliteration: pottohōru
"道路のポット홀で車が揺れた。"
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