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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesetichettare male
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.ti.ketˈtaː.re ˈmaː.le/
"Hanno rischiato di etichettare male i campioni di laboratorio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To put a wrong or inappropriate label on something, or to describe or characterize something incorrectly.
"The laboratory had to recall the medicine because the vials were mislabelled." - 2
To classify or categorize a person or concept inaccurately.
"Critics argued that calling the policy a tax cut was to mislabel an increase in hidden fees."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the pejorative prefix mis- (derived from Old English 'mis-', indicating wrong or bad) with the noun and verb label (derived from Old French 'label', meaning a narrow strip or tag). The verb form emerged in the late 19th century as mass production and standardized packaging required precise product identification.
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étiqueter erronément
Transliteration: /e.ti.kə.te e.ʁɔ.ne.mɑ̃/
"Il ne faut pas étiqueter erronément ces produits dangereux."
falsch beschriften
Transliteration: /falsch bəˈʃʁɪf.tn̩/
"Die Kiste wurde falsch beschriften und kam im falschen Lager an."
etichettare male
Transliteration: /e.ti.ketˈtaː.re ˈmaː.le/
"Hanno rischiato di etichettare male i campioni di laboratorio."
etiquetar mal
Transliteration: /e.ti.keˈtaɾ mal/
"Es fácil etiquetar mal los archivos si no se organizan bien."
rotular erradamente
Transliteration: /ʁo.tuˈlaɾ e.ʁa.dɐˈmẽ.tɨ/
"O funcionário acabou por rotular erradamente a mercadoria."
गलत लेबल लगाना
Transliteration: galat lebal lagana
"दवाओं पर गलत लेबल लगाने से गंभीर परिणाम हो सकते हैं।"
贴错标签
Transliteration: tiē cuò biāo qiān
"这家公司因为给产品贴错标签而遭到罚款。"
라벨을 잘못 붙이다
Transliteration: rabeureul jalmot butida
"상자에 라벨을 잘못 붙이면 배송 사고가 날 수 있습니다."
誤ったラベルを貼る
Transliteration: ayamatta raberu o haru
"荷物に誤ったラベルを貼ると配達遅延の原因になります。"
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