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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGerüst
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ge-rüst
"Das Gebäude ist von einem Baugerüst umgeben."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A temporary structure erected to support workmen and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
"The historic cathedral was completely covered in scaffolding for the restoration project." - 2
In education and psychology, supportive frameworks provided by a teacher or more knowledgeable peer to help a student learn a new concept.
"Effective teaching relies on providing appropriate scaffolding before asking students to work independently."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'scaffold' (from Old French 'eschafaut', ultimately from Vulgar Latin *catafalcum), combined with the English suffix '-ing' to denote the structure or process.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scaffolding" is said worldwide
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échafaudage
Transliteration: e-sha-fo-dazh
"Les ouvriers montent l'échafaudage pour peindre la façade."
Gerüst
Transliteration: ge-rüst
"Das Gebäude ist von einem Baugerüst umgeben."
impalcatura
Transliteration: im-pal-ca-tu-ra
"Hanno montato l'impalcatura per riparare il tetto."
andamio
Transliteration: an-da-mio
"Los obreros trabajan subidos al andamio."
andaime
Transliteration: an-dai-me
"O prédio está em obras com vários andaimes na fachada."
मचान
Transliteration: machān
"मजदूर इमारत की मरम्मत के लिए मचान पर चढ़ रहे हैं।"
脚手架
Transliteration: jiǎo shǒu jià
"工人正在搭建外墙维修的脚手架。"
비계
Transliteration: bi-gye
"건물 외벽 공사를 위해 비계를 설치했습니다."
足場
Transliteration: ashiba
"外壁の塗装工事のために足場が組まれた。"
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