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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesअग्रणी
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: agrani
"यह कंपनी इस उद्योग में अग्रणी है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A cow wearing a bell that leads the herd.
"The farmer located the lost cattle by listening for the sound of the bell-cow." - 2
A leader, indicator, or pacesetter in a particular field or group.
"The tech giant served as the bell-cow for the entire stock market rally."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from the traditional practice of placing a bell around the neck of a lead cow in a herd so that herders could locate the livestock. By the 19th century, the term metaphorical shifted to describe a person, company, or entity that leads a group or industry.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bell-cow" is said worldwide
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chef de file
Transliteration: シェف ド フィل
"Cette entreprise est le chef de file du secteur."
Leitkuh
Transliteration: Light-koo
"Das Unternehmen agiert als die Leitkuh der Branche."
capofila
Transliteration: cah-poh-fee-lah
"Questa banca è la capofila sul mercato finanziario."
líder
Transliteration: lee-der
"La compañía es el líder indiscutible del sector tecnológico."
líder
Transliteration: lee-der
"A empresa serve como líder de mercado."
अग्रणी
Transliteration: agrani
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह कंपनी इस उद्योग में अग्रणी है।"
领头羊
Transliteration: lǐng tóu yáng
Script: 中文汉字
"这家公司是行业发展的领头羊。"
선두주자
Transliteration: seondujuja
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 회사는 첨단 기술 분야의 선두주자이다."
先導者
Transliteration: sendōsha
Script: 日本語
"その企業はこの業界の先導者として知られています。"
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