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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessenso unico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsɛn.so ˈu.ni.ko
"Questa strada è a senso unico."
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2 senses- 1
Moving or allowing movement in only one direction.
"Main Street was converted into a one-way street to ease traffic congestion." - 2
Involving or operating in only one direction between parties, rather than being reciprocal or mutual.
"The negotiation felt like a one-way street where only one side made concessions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a combination of the Old English numeral 'ān' (one) and the Germanic root 'weg' (way, path). Emerging in the mid-19th century with the expansion of urban transportation, it initially described transit routes and later evolved metaphorically to describe processes or communication that operate in only a single direction.
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sens unique
Transliteration: sɑ̃s ynik
"Cette rue est à sens unique."
Einrichtung
Transliteration: aɪnʁɪçtʊŋ
"Die Straße ist eine Einbahnstraße."
senso unico
Transliteration: ˈsɛn.so ˈu.ni.ko
"Questa strada è a senso unico."
de sentido único
Transliteration: de senˈti.ðo ˈu.ni.ko
"Esta calle es de sentido único."
sentido único
Transliteration: sẽˈtʃi.du ˈu.ni.ku
"Esta rua é de sentido único."
एकतरफा
Transliteration: ek-tarfa
"यह एकतरफा रास्ता है।"
单向的
Transliteration: dānxiàng de
"这是一条单向街。"
일방통행의
Transliteration: ilbang-tonghaeng-ui
"이 도로는 일방통행입니다."
一方通行
Transliteration: ippō tsūkō
"この道路は一方通行です。"
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