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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesreazione iniziale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: re-a-tzi-o-ne i-ni-zia-le
"La sua reazione iniziale è stata di sorpresa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The first immediate response, emotion, or opinion expressed upon experiencing or learning about something.
"Her initial reaction to the surprising news was pure disbelief." - 2
An instinctive or reflex behavioral output that occurs immediately after a specific event takes place.
"His initial reaction was to duck and cover when he heard the loud crash."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'initial', originating from the Latin 'initialis' (from 'initium', meaning beginning), dating back to the late 14th century, with 'reaction', derived from the 16th-century Neo-Latin 'reactio'. Together, they formed a modern compound phrase denoting the first immediate response or feeling elicited by a stimulus or event.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Initial reaction" is said worldwide
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première réaction
Transliteration: prem-yer re-ak-syōn
"Sa première réaction a été de rire."
Erste Reaktion
Transliteration: ers-tuh re-ak-tsee-on
Script: erste Reaktion
"Seine erste Reaktion war überraschend ruhig."
reazione iniziale
Transliteration: re-a-tzi-o-ne i-ni-zia-le
"La sua reazione iniziale è stata di sorpresa."
reacción inicial
Transliteration: re-ak-syon i-ni-syal
"Su reacción inicial fue de total desconcierto."
reação inicial
Transliteration: he-a-sãw i-ni-syaw
"A minha reação inicial foi recusar a oferta."
प्रारंभिक प्रतिक्रिया
Transliteration: prarambhik pratikriya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस खबर पर उनकी प्रारंभिक प्रतिक्रिया काफी सकारात्मक थी।"
最初反应
Transliteration: zuìchū fǎnyìng
Script: 中文汉字
"听到这个消息时，他的最初反应是沉默。"
첫 반응
Transliteration: cheot baneung
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 소식을 들었을 때 나의 첫 반응은 놀라움이었다."
最初の反応
Transliteration: saisho no hannō
Script: 日本語
"その提案に対する彼女の最初の反応は否定的だった。"
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