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Pronunciation / Transliteration: verletzlich
"Alte Menschen sind oft verletzlicher."
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Susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.
"Elderly people are particularly vulnerable to the disease."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (in the sense 'wounded'): from medieval Latin vulnerabilis, from Latin vulnerare 'to wound', from vulnus 'wound'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vulnerable" is said worldwide
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vulnérable
Transliteration: vulnérable
"Les enfants sont particulièrement vulnérables."
verletzlich
Transliteration: verletzlich
"Alte Menschen sind oft verletzlicher."
vulnerabile
Transliteration: vulnerabile
"Si sentiva molto vulnerabile in quel momento."
vulnerable
Transliteration: vulnerable
"Esta especie es muy vulnerable al cambio climático."
vulnerável
Transliteration: vulnerável
"As comunidades costeiras são vulneráveis a tempestades."
संवेदनशील
Transliteration: samvedansheel
"बच्चe बहुत संवेदनशील होते हैं।"
脆弱的
Transliteration: cuìruò de
"老人和儿童在面对流感时通常更加脆弱。"
취약한
Transliteration: chwiyakhan
"그 시스템은 사이버 공격에 취약합니다."
脆弱な
Transliteration: zeijaku na
"子供は病気に対して脆弱です。"
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