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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kahn-chel-lah-reh
"Le nuvole hanno cancellato il sole."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To obscure or cover something completely so that it can no longer be seen, heard, or recognized.
"Dense gray clouds completely blotted out the sun." - 2
To erase, wipe out, or cause a memory or feeling to be completely forgotten.
"He tried desperately to blot out the painful memories of the accident."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The verb 'blot' originates from Middle English, likely related to Middle High German 'blate' (spot, stain) or Old Norse, while the phrasal particle 'out' dates back to Old English 'ūt'. Combined by the 16th century, the phrase originally meant to physically obliterate ink writing by covering it with a blot, later evolving metaphorically to mean the complete obscuring of light, memory, or existence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blot out" is said worldwide
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effacer
Transliteration: eh-fah-say
"Un épais brouillard a effacé le paysage."
auslöschen
Transliteration: owss-luh-shun
"Dicke Wolken haben die Sonne ausgelöscht."
cancellare
Transliteration: kahn-chel-lah-reh
"Le nuvole hanno cancellato il sole."
borrar
Transliteration: bo-rrar
"Una nube espesa logró borrar el sol."
apagar
Transliteration: ah-pah-gar
"As nuvens escuras conseguiram apagar o sol."
मिटा देना
Transliteration: mitā denā
"काले बादलों ने सूरज को पूरी तरह मिटा दिया।"
遮蔽
Transliteration: zhē bì
"浓密的云层遮蔽了太阳。"
지우다
Transliteration: ji-u-da
"먹구름이 태양을 완전히 지워버렸다."
消し去る
Transliteration: keshi saru
"分厚い雲が太陽を完全に消し去った。"
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