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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKurzsichtigkeit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kurz-sich-tigkeit
"Seine Kurzsichtigkeit machte es ihm schwer, die Straßenschilder aus der Ferne zu lesen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The condition of being unable to see distant objects clearly; myopia.
"He realized his shortsightedness when he struggled to read the road signs from afar." - 2
A lack of foresight or discernment; a narrow view of a situation.
"Her shortsightedness in planning for the future led to several missed opportunities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'shortsightedness' is derived from the combination of 'shortsighted', which originates from the Old English 'sceort', meaning 'short', and 'sighted', from the Middle English 'sight', meaning 'the ability to see'. The term evolved in the 19th century to describe both a physical condition of the eyes and a metaphorical inability to foresee consequences.
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myopie
Transliteration: mi-o-pie
"Il a réalisé qu'il avait de la myopie lorsqu'il a eu du mal à lire les panneaux de signalisation."
Kurzsichtigkeit
Transliteration: kurz-sich-tigkeit
"Seine Kurzsichtigkeit machte es ihm schwer, die Straßenschilder aus der Ferne zu lesen."
miopia
Transliteration: mi-o-pia
"Si è reso conto della sua miopia quando ha faticato a leggere i segnali stradali da lontano."
miopía
Transliteration: mi-o-pí-a
"Se dio cuenta de su miopía cuando tuvo dificultades para leer las señales de tráfico desde lejos."
miopia
Transliteration: mi-o-pi-a
"Ele percebeu sua miopia quando teve dificuldade em ler as placas de trânsito à distância."
नज़र की कमी
Transliteration: nazar ki kami
"उसे सड़क के संकेत दूर से पढ़ने में कठिनाई हुई, जिससे उसे अपनी नज़र की कमी का एहसास हुआ।"
近视
Transliteration: jìn shì
"他意识到自己的近视，因为他很难从远处阅读路标。"
근시
Transliteration: geun-si
"그는 멀리 있는 도로 표지판을 읽는 데 어려움을 겪으면서 자신의 근시를 깨달았다."
近視
Transliteration: kinshi
"彼は遠くの道路標識を読むのに苦労し、自分の近視に気づいた。"
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