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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRagnatela
Pronunciation / Transliteration: raɲ.ɲaˈtɛ.la
"Il ragno ha tessuto una complessa ragnatela."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A net-like trap spun by a spider to catch prey, often becoming dusty and abandoned over time.
"He swept away the thick cobwebs hanging from the corners of the ceiling." - 2
A tangled or complicated structure or state of mind.
"A brisk morning walk in the fresh air is a great way to clear out the cobwebs."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'coppe' meaning spider (from Old English 'attorcoppe', meaning spider literally 'poison-head'), combined with 'web'. Over centuries, the term evolved from referring specifically to spider silk to designating any intricate, dusty network of fine filaments spun by spiders.
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Toile d'araignée
Transliteration: twal da.ʁɛ.ɲe
"Les coins de la pièce étaient couverts de toiles d'araignée."
Spinnweb
Transliteration: ˈʃpɪnˌvɛp
"Im dunklen Keller hingen viele Spinnweben."
Ragnatela
Transliteration: raɲ.ɲaˈtɛ.la
"Il ragno ha tessuto una complessa ragnatela."
Telaraña
Transliteration: te.laˈɾa.ɲa
"Limpió la telaraña con una escoba."
Teia de aranha
Transliteration: ˈtej.ɐ dʒi aˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ
"A casa estava abandonada e cheia de teias de aranha."
मकड़ी का जाला
Transliteration: makṛī kā jālā
"पुराने कमरे के कोने में मकड़ी का जाला लगा था।"
蜘蛛网
Transliteration: zhī zhū wǎng
"角落里挂满了蜘蛛网。"
거미줄
Transliteration: geomi-jul
"다락방 구석에 거미줄이 쳐져 있었다."
蜘蛛の巣
Transliteration: kumo no su
"部屋の隅に蜘蛛の巣があった。"
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