🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Indentazione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in-den-ta-tsjo-ne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Indentation/ɪnˈdɛn.teɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'indentazione della prima riga di ogni paragrafo aiuta a separare visivamente il testo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of indenting or the state of being indented, often used in the context of formatting text.

    "The indentation of the first line of each paragraph helps to visually separate the text."
  2. 2

    A space or notch made by indenting, especially in writing or printing.

    "The indentation on the page indicated where a new paragraph began."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'indentation' originates from the Latin word 'indentare', which means 'to make a notch'. It evolved through Middle French 'indentation', reflecting a historical shift from physical notches to the more abstract concept of spacing in writing and printing.

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🇫🇷French → English

Indentation

Transliteration: ɛ̃dɑ̃ta.sjɔ̃

"L'indentation du premier ligne de chaque paragraphe aide à séparer visuellement le texte."

🇩🇪German → English

Einrückung

Transliteration: ain-rük-kung

"Die Einrückung der ersten Zeile jedes Absatzes hilft, den Text visuell zu trennen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Indentazione

Transliteration: in-den-ta-tsjo-ne

"L'indentazione della prima riga di ogni paragrafo aiuta a separare visivamente il testo."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Sangría

Transliteration: san-gri-a

"La sangría de la primera línea de cada párrafo ayuda a separar visualmente el texto."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Recuo

Transliteration: re-ku-o

"O recuo da primeira linha de cada parágrafo ajuda a separar visualmente o texto."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

अवकाश

Transliteration: avkāś

"प्रत्येक पैराग्राफ की पहली पंक्ति का अवकाश पाठ को दृश्य रूप से अलग करने में मदद करता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

缩进

Transliteration: suō jìn

"每个段落第一行的缩进有助于在视觉上分隔文本。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

들여쓰기

Transliteration: deul-yeo-sseugi

"각 단락의 첫 번째 줄의 들여쓰기는 텍스트를 시각적으로 구분하는 데 도움이 됩니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

インデント

Transliteration: indento

"各段落の最初の行のインデントは、テキストを視覚的に区別するのに役立ちます。"

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